This was my first amaro purchase. I mainly got it for a recipe that I wanted to make in one of my cocktail books and decided after a couple of months to give it a try on it's own. I was pleasantly surprised, it was very easy to drink and it got me interested in trying other amari. It's been a while since I opened this bottle, so the flavor profile may have changed slightly, but there is still over half the bottle, so maybe not. It's definitely not my favorite amaro, but it has its strong points and works pretty well in cocktails, but anyway onto the tasting. The aroma hits you with some spice and orange peel. The palate has a bittersweet taste, pretty syrupy, although less so than some of the lower proof amari out there. The orange peel is still there and even some stone fruit appears. On the way down, it has a little bite to it, but nothing crazy, especially for those that drink their whiskey or other spirits neat. The sweetness starts to come through in the finish, which actually lasts pretty long. Nonino has a lot of credibility in the grappa realm and this amaro is well made and I'm sure it will please most amaro fans, I just don't find it as good as the price tag would have you believe. If I removed the price tag from the review, I would probably bump this up to a 4. It's still pretty good and a quality after dinner drink, but I don't think I would spend the money just to use it in cocktails (I would lean towards Montenegro, which I feel is better and cheaper, or even the mainstays like Ramazzotti and Averna for cocktails that call for amaro).