Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Pellegrino Amaro
1. What is Pellegrino Amaro?
Pellegrino Amaro is a traditional Italian herbal liqueur known for its complex flavor profile, which balances sweetness with a hint of bitterness. It is made using a blend of various herbs, spices, and botanicals, often enjoyed as a digestif after meals.
2. How should I serve Pellegrino Amaro?
Pellegrino Amaro can be served in several ways. It is typically enjoyed neat or on the rocks, but it can also be used in cocktails or mixed with soda water for a refreshing drink. Some people also enjoy it with a twist of citrus to enhance its aromatic qualities.
3. What are the flavor notes of Pellegrino Amaro?
Pellegrino Amaro features a rich and aromatic flavor profile, with notes of bitter herbs, citrus, and spices. The balance of sweetness and bitterness, along with its herbal complexity, makes it a unique and enjoyable liqueur.
4. Is Pellegrino Amaro suitable for everyone?
While Pellegrino Amaro is a popular choice for many, its distinct bitter flavor may not appeal to everyone. It is best suited for those who appreciate herbal liqueurs. As with all alcoholic beverages, it should be consumed responsibly and in moderation.
In Italy, Amari are traditionally served as an after-dinner drink, but Italian Amari are increasingly employed in a variety classic and innovative cocktails. Pellegrino Amaro, whose alcohol content is 19%, has been produced and distilled in the province of Trapani in northwest Sicily by the Pellegrino family, an independent wine, bitters and spirits firm that dates back 130 years.
The Notary Paolo Pellegrino, who had a great passion for wine making, founded the Company in 1880. Since then the Pellegrino family has always been guided by the significance of its motto: to never separate our personal aspirations of growth from the Company’s development. Today, Pellegrino is one of the most prosperous and important wine Companies in Marsala, grown under the continuous guidance of the Founder’s Family.
Over the years the Pellegrino’s family growth can be attributed to the happy marriages, which always brought development to the Company. Beginning with the marriage of the founder’s son, Carlo, who married the French lady Josephine Despagne, daughter of the famous French oenologist Oscar Pierre Despagne, she brought as a dowry the pioneering know-how of her family in the wine making field.
In the following generation the maternal lineage of the family has brought new links with the Alagna, Tumbarello, Renda and Bellina families that are presently leading the company: Pietro Alagna currently is the chairman, while Benedetto Renda is the managing director.
Paola Alagna and Caterina Tumbarello are part of the management team of the company, while Massimo Bellina has assumed the role of the export director. Recently the Company welcomed the young enthusiasm of the Family’s 6th generation, welcoming Maria Chiara Bellina and Sebastian Renda, both not yet in their thirties.
Pellegrino Amaro is produced from a carefully selected blend of Sicilian herbs and then blended with distilled wine sourced exclusively grapes grown in the island’s Marsala Denominazione d’Origine Protetta (DOC). The resulting Amaro is aged more than five years in Slovenian oak casks ranging in size from 1,300-2,100 gallons.
