# The best Italian amari

Italy's favourite amari, from Esquire's ranking, Dissapore's tasting, the TasteAtlas ranking reported by Buonissimo and the preferences of r/Italia users.

- 19 votes · 19 items
- Dec 21, 2025 · Michele De Santis
- https://even.best/en/l/895/the-best-italian-amari

## Top 12

1. **Braulio** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Alpine amaro from Valtellina, aged in oak barrels.
2. **Amaro Montenegro** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — From Bologna, 40 botanicals, among the world's top-rated herbal liqueurs.
3. **Averna** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Sicilian from Caltanissetta, smooth and citrusy.
4. **Fernet-Branca** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The bitterest of all, with saffron and myrrh.
5. **Vecchio Amaro del Capo** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Calabrian, drunk ice-cold.
6. **Ramazzotti** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — From Milan since 1815, the first industrial amaro.
7. **Amaro Nonino Quintessentia** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Grappa-based and aged: the bartenders' amaro.
8. **Amaro Jefferson** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Calabrian, awarded at the World Liqueur Awards.
9. **Amaro Sibilla** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Honeyed amaro from the Marche by the Varnelli family.
10. **St. Hubertus** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — South Tyrolean amaro with mountain herbs.
11. **Cynar** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Artichoke amaro, star of the alternative spritz.
12. **Amaro Lucano** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Made in Pisticci since 1894, the symbol of Basilicata.
13. **Amaro Meletti** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Amaro di Ascoli Piceno with saffron, produced by the Meletti family since 1870.
14. **Amaro Nardini** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Amaro from the Nardini distillery in Bassano del Grappa, the oldest in Italy.
15. **Amaro Ciociaro** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Lazio bitter produced in Paliano since 1873, soft and not very bitter.
16. **Bitter Pumpkin** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Milanese bitter with rhubarb, born in 1845.
17. **Etna bitter** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sicilian bitter made from herbs harvested on the slopes of Etna.
18. **Amaro Santa Maria al Monte** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Intense Ligurian bitter, produced according to a recipe from 1892.
19. **Strega** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Yellow saffron liqueur from Benevento.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.