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Spur (SEA)
ask for the Blanchard Avenue tail (hint: the “Avenue” is a reference to Averna liqueur), not on the current list
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local source for bitters?
Branca, Averna, Cynar, etc.), Unicum (Hungary), Becherovka (from the Czech Republic), Underberg (Germany), and so on. I’m guessing you’re looking for stuff that’s nowadays used mostly as tail flavorings, like...
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Best cocktails in Seattle?
bing cherry mojito (request substitution of Averna for lime sours) at Volterra the Esquire (rye, Amer Picon, Cynar, green chartreuse, flamed orange peel) at Vessel
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Looking for best Italian in Seattle area?
if they have them, and a glass of Averna or Nonino Amaro (not Nonino grappa), chilled, up.
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Taillevent has 70 Euro Lunch Menu
and an offered 'Averna' all for 50 Euros per person! Don’t believe me? Go to Il Carpaccio at Via Palazzi – tel: +39 (02) 29405982 - (near Jolly Hotel)and check-it out. Once you’ve had an amazing meal send me a...
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Unexpected Booze
“Amaro” is is the Italian term for bitters, the category that includes Jagermeister and Angostura. There are hundreds of them in Italy, many known only locally. The ones most commonly found around here are Averna (my...
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Eight Days in Rome Over Easter-Lengthy Dining report
Thanks so much for this report – wonderful and complete descriptions that cover even the prices! We have been longtime fams of Amaro Averna - did you try that brand? If so, how did that compare to the others you sampled?
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Favorite Tasting Menu?
, with 120 herbs in it, made by Cartusthian monks. I ordered the Averna Amaro I like and we shared the drinks all around. The waiter brought out some small glasses of Muscat from a friend of the owner’s estate to finish off the...
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Do you have a "Liquor Cabinet"
Montenegro Amaro Averna Amaro Ramozotti Aperol Campari Fernet Branca Underberg Home-Infusions (vodka based) Basil & Black Pepper Rhubarb & Ginger Apple & Cinnamon Limoncello Home-Infusions(bourbon based) Black Cherry Cranberry
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a classic man's cocktail?
pear cognac (Belle de Brillet, not Poire William) shochu with calpico, splash of soda averna with splash of cointreau
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