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A suitably autumnal apple brandy-influenced riff on the Sweet Manhattan with rye spice and herbal bitterness
James Brooke
8th February 2025 at 12:56
Please can someone give me some advice. I don't have Amaro Nonino, but I do have Amaro Montenegro and Amaro Averna. Which one would be better as a substitute in this cocktail?
7th April at 19:20
Hey James, I guess you've already figured it out. But for other people perhaps: When I bought a Nonino, I thought it's not so far from Averna's cola-caramel-orange profile, but weaker, more delicate in flavour. My take would be to sub it with Averna, but 1:1 with neutral alcohol like vodka or neutral rum (grappa would be the best actually) to dilute it and bump up the abv to Nonino's 35% (70 proof). Hope it helps.
8th February 2025 at 13:42
Hi James, they’re both quite different to Amaro Nonino but of the two the Averna is closer.
8th February 2025 at 15:56
Thank you. I thought that might be the case.
That brings up the question of how many different amaros one needs in order to cover all the amaro styles? I suspect the answer is too many for my storage space and budget!
That brings up the question of how many different amaros one needs in order to cover all the amaro styles? I suspect the answer is too many for my storage space and budget!