Cappelletti Amaro Sfumato Rabarbaro

Apparently has the ingredient that stands out to me in most amaro. A little sweet for me. Not particularly bitter. Excellent 50/50 with Amaro Bràulio.

I really like everything about this except its a little too sweet for my taste. Love the thickness and butterness levels, herby flavor

Still absolutely love this one. Next to the oversweet Nardini Virtu di Rabarbaro, this one finally shows some smoky depth. But most of all, it is a rhubarb bomb with appropriate bitterness in the finish.

I believe I am in the minority here, but I'm not a big fan of this. Maybe I got a bad batch but this seems very disjointed. The nose is minty, with some rhubarb. I also get something that I can only describe as moldy. That may just be me though. The palate is heavy on smoke, almost like burnt rhubarb with a good bit of bitterness. The finish is pretty short with a bit of burn. I really didnt enjoy this neat but surprisingly I do like this in cocktails. I would give this a 2/2.25 neat but its unique enough in cocktails (only where it accents and is not the main player) that I'm going to bump it up to a 2.75. I have a feeling though it may just be me that doesnt really like it neat.

On the sweeter side, subtle smoke.

Lovely smoke on the nose, but disappointingly underwhelming in terms of smoke presence on the palate. The subdued smoke is really my only complaint, otherwise this amaro combines some of my favourite herbs - rhubarb, gentian, cinchona and wormwood. Beautiful rhurbarb notes are at the forefront and there is an underlying fruitiness and almost chocolate character. A favourite.

Love the smoky flavor