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Smoking Jacket
The Smoking Jacket, which combines Averna with mezcal, brings to mind a deconstructed White Russian.
- story: Frances Yackel
- photo: Shannon Sturgis
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Parasole
Claire Sprouse's Parasole is "a punchy, tropical" cocktail inspired by the Mediterranean lifestyle and Sicilian sun, built on Averna amaro.
- story: Frances Yackel
- photo: Shannon Sturgis
A Guide to Smuggling Rare Amaro Back from Italy
Where to shop, what to look for and how to get it back in one piece.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photos: Lizzie Munro
What Should Amaro From the 1960s Taste Like?
Brad Thomas Parsons and a panel of experts taste though nearly 20 vintage amari spanning more than 50 years.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photos: Lizzie Munro
Midnight Marauder
An unexpected spin on the Negroni featuring mezcal, Bonal and Cynar.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Wry Smile
Using rye whiskey as a base, bartender Abigail Gullo blends in two amari, a vermouth and cream sherry in her bittersweet Wry Smile.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Behind the Backbar at Seattle’s Barnacle
This diminutive Seattle bar oversees a collection of more than 180 bottles of amaro, aperitivo bitters and vermouth from around the world.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photo: Aaron Leitz
An Amaro Crawl Through the Italian Alps
Alec Jacobson cuts a path from Lombardia’s Braulio to Trentino’s Cappelletti to capture the landscape that informs Italy's alpine amari.
- story: Alec Jacobson
- photos: Alec Jacobson
The New-New Wave of Italian Aperitivo Liqueurs
Seven new bottles to seek out, including both Italian-born expressions and made-in-America takes.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photo: Lizzie Munro
A Bar Crawl Through the Aperitivo Capital of South America
The mashup of Argentine ingredients and Italo-Spanish drinking traditions has made Buenos Aires home to the most vibrant aperitivo culture outside of Europe.
- story: Allie Lazar
- photos: Macías Crudeli
