Francescano Natura Assisi Limoncello
Cloudy, with a bright yellow color. The nose is filled with the scents of lemon drops with accents of lemon zest and cotton candy. The palate echoes the nose delivering rich and sweet lemon candy focused core with subtle zest notes. Medium-bodied with incredible viscosity coating every corner of your mouth — it's a very sweet Limoncello. $21.99 – 3 Stars
Amaro dell'Etna Amaro
Brilliant, mahogany color. The nose is filled with complex and alluring aromatics including orange peel, licorice, rhubarb, cinnamon, and dried herbs. The palate echoes the nose delivering a lush but vibrant core of bitter citrus, herbs, and spices with silky vanilla accents and bittersweet berries on the finish. Medium to full-bodied with incredible complexity, length, and balance. Sip after dinner or enjoy in your favorite bitter cocktail. $39.99 – 4.5 Stars
Francescano Natura Assisi Melon Cream Liqueur
Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is filled with the scents of fresh-cut cantaloupe with accents of Japanese Kasugai Melon candy and watermelon hard candy with soft dairy cream. The palate is in great agreement with the nose while being more cream and less fruit than the nose would suggest. Medium-bodied with incredible viscosity coating every corner of your mouth. $21.99 – 3.5 Stars
Francescano Natura Assisi Peach Cream Liqueur
Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is amazingly generous with ripe peaches and a touch of apricot nesting on a stone fruit custard. The palate echoes the nose delivering a very lush, peach and custard core that offers subtle peach skin notes as well to add interest with accents of citrus rising on the finish. Medium-bodied with incredible viscosity coating every corner of your mouth. $21.99 – 3.5 Stars
BiVi Sicilian Vodka
Brilliant, crystal clear. The nose is soft and delicate with notes of chalk and mineral in the lead with citrus zest accents. The palate is not at all what the nose had promised delivering a hot and rather angular attack with pithy lemon notes married with white pepper. Subtle on the nose and fiery on the palate. $29.99 – 2 Stars
Martini & Rossi Riserva Speciale Ambrato Dry Vermouth
Brilliant medium deep gold/green color. The nose is wonderfully complex offering ripe, sweet Moscato wine with waves of bitter herbs, rhubarb, and a potpourri of dried wild flowers. The palate fully confirms the nose delivering a lush, semisweet, white fruit core with waves of flowers and herbs with incredible length and a dry, citrus accented finish. Medium-bodied with a vibrant and ripe fruity core that is balanced with complex herbal and spice accents. This "Riserva" level M&R Bianco Vermouth is wildly different than their classic Bianco Vermouth that we all know being a big step up in complexity. It's made with Moscato d' Asti wines from the Piedmont region of Italy. $14.99 – 4.5 Stars
Martini & Rossi Bitter
Brilliant, electric ruby color. The aromatics are beautifully complex with scents of ripe red fruit supported by bitter bark, crushed teaberry, rhubarb, red grapefruit zest, quinine, and blood orange. The palate confirms the nose delivering a lush but very vibrant red fruit core with waves of herbs, citrus, and tart red fruits than finish dry. Medium-bodied being ideally balanced with the classic contrast of bitter herbs with a semisweet red fruit core. We love this bitter and we have a new Bitter for our regular Negroni nights as it's every bit as good — if not better — than the other brand we all know! In competitive markets this lovely aperitif sells for well under $20 a bottle. $26.99 – 4.5 Stars
Dolce Nero Espresso Liqueur
See the Full BevX Featured ReviewBrilliant, deep mahogany color. The nose is filled with the scents of sweet coffee and espresso with drier accents of roasted coffee beans. The palate is in full agreement with the nose being perhaps a bit sweeter than anticipated with an intense core of sweet, viscous espresso with brown sugar and a hint of vanilla. Medium to full-bodied with a viscous coffee core supported by subtle roasted bean notes. $23.99 – 4 Stars
Rossi D'Asiago Limoncello
See the Full BevX Featured ReviewCloudy, looking akin to freshly squeezed lemon juice. The nose is filled with the scents of freshly cut lemon zest with supporting notes of sugar. The aromatics are much like homemade lemonade. The palate mirrors the nose delivering a vibrant and generous, lemon-focused core with sweet lemon hard candy and a zesty, mildly tart finish. Medium-bodied and vibrant with abundant, fresh citrus flavors. $23.99 – 4 Stars
Antica Classic Sambuca
See the Full BevX Featured Review & Beverage of the WeekBrilliant, crystal clear with clear signs of viscosity. The aromatics are very clean and pure with scents of anise and fennel with supporting notes of pepper and floral notes with hints of orange peel and cinnamon. The palate echoes the nose delivering a silky core that prominently features star anise with flanking notes of pepper and brown baking spices. Medium to full-bodied with a velvet-like core that is also refreshing with bright pepper notes and a dose of acidity. $24.99 – 4.5 Stars
