Make It With San Luigi

Amaro Cocktail Recipes

Amaro and other Italian liqueurs are enjoyed on their own, with a splash of soda water over ice, or mixed into cocktails. From all-time classics like the Negroni and the Spirtz to more modern creations, explore how San Luigi can enhance your bar cart and elevate your moment.

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Aperitivo

    • Ingredients:

      • 1 oz San Luigi Aperitivo

      • 1 oz gin

      • 1 oz chilled, sweet vermouth

    • Instructions:

      • Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir well and strain into a rocks glass over ice. Garnish with an orange twist.

    • Ingredients:

      • 3 oz San Luigi Aperitivo

      • 0.5 oz dry vermouth

      • Soda water

    • Instructions:

      • Combine Aperitivo and dry vermouth in a highball glass with ice. Top with soda water and gently stir. Garnish with a lime wedge.

    • Ingredients:

      • 1 can ice cold Budweiser

      • 1 oz San Luigi Aperitivo

    • Instructions:

      • Open beer. Take a swig. Top off with Aperitivo.

    • Ingredients:

      • 2 oz San Luigi Aperitivo

      • 2 oz Prosecco

      • 1 oz soda water

    • Instructions:

      • Pour the Aperitivo and Prosecco into a wine glass filled with ice. Top with soda water and gently stir. Garnish with a slice of orange.

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Fernet

    • Ingredients:

      • 1.5 oz gin

      • 1.5 oz sweet vermouth

      • 0.5 oz San Luigi Fernet

    • Instructions:

      • Add the gin, sweet vermouth and Fernet into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled.

      • Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

      • Garnish with an orange twist.

  • (aka Fernet & Cola in Aunt Dee's Basement)

    • Ingredients:

      • San Luigi Fernet

      • Cola

    • Instructions:

      • Combine Fernet & Cola in a rocks glass over ice. Quantities are dealer's choice.

      • Garnish with an Amarena Fabbri cherry.

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    • Ingredients:

      • 2 oz rye

      • 0.5 oz San Luigi Fernet

      • 0.25 oz simple syrup

      • Angostura bitters

    • Instructions:

      • Combine Fernet, rye, simple, and a dash of bitters into a mixing glass over ice.

      • Stir and strain into a chilled rocks glass.

      • Express, and garnish with, an orange peel.

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Garden

Amaro

    • Ingredients:

      • 0.75 oz mezcal

        0.75 oz San Luigi Garden Amaro

        0.75 oz San Luigi Aperitivo

        0.75 oz lime juice, freshly squeezed

    • Instructions:

      • Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.

      • Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

    • Ingredients:

      • 1.5 oz San Luigi Garden Amaro

      • 0.75 oz lemon juice, freshly squeeze

      • 0.5 oz simple syrup

      • Fresh mint and/or basil leaves

    • Instructions:

      • Muddle herbs with simple syrup in a shaker. Add Garden Amaro, lemon juice, and ice, then shake.

      • Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice and garnish with mint.

    • Ingredients:

      • 2 oz gin

      • 0.5 oz San Luigi Garden Amaro

      • 0.25 oz dry vermouth

    • Instructions:

      • Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a lemon twist and a gherkin.

    • Ingredients:

      • 3 oz vinho verde

      • 2 oz San Luigi Garden Amaro

      • Soda water

    • Instructions:

      • Add the wine and Garden Amaro into a double rocks glass or a wine glass.

      • Fill the glass three-quarters with ice, top with club soda, and stir gently.

      • Garnish with a lime wheel.

An impressionistic painting of an amaro cocktail with ice cubes on a dark green background.

Amaro

Foresto

    • Ingredients:

      • 1.5 oz San Luigi Forest Amaro

      • 1 oz lemon juice

      • 0.75 oz simple syrup

      • 1 egg white

    • Instructions:

      • Dry shake all ingredients, then add ice and shake again. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a rosemary sprig.

    • Ingredients:

      • 3/4 oz bourbon

      • 3/4 oz San Luigi Aperitivo

      • 3/4 oz San Luigi Amaro Foresto

      • 3/4 oz lemon juice, freshly squeezed

    • Instructions:

      • Add the bourbon, Aperitivo, Amaro Foresto, and lemon juice into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.

      • Strain into a coupe glass.

    • Ingredients:

      • 1.5 oz Cynar

      • 0.75 oz gin

      • 0.75 oz lime juice, freshly squeezed

      • 0.75 oz manzanilla or fino sherry

      • 0.75 oz San Luigi Amaro Foresto

      • 0.25 oz simple syrup

      • 1 dash grapefruit bitters

    • Instructions:

      • Combine all ingredients in a shaker and shake with ice.

      • Strain into chilled coupe.

      • Garnish with mint sprig and cucumber wheel.

    • Ingredients:

      • 2 oz San Luigi Amaro Foresto

      • 2 oz Prosecco

      • 1 oz soda water

    • Instructions:

      • Pour the Amaro Foresto and Prosecco into a wine glass filled with ice. Top with soda water and gently stir. Garnish with an olive and a swath of lemon peel.

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Nocino

    • Ingredients:

      • 1.5 oz vodka

      • 1 oz San Luigi Nocino

      • 1 oz fresh espresso

    • Instructions:

      • Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with coffee beans.

    • Ingredients:

      • 1.5 oz rum

      • 0.75 oz San Luigi Nocino

      • 0.5 oz coffee liqueur

      • 1 oz heavy cream

      • 0.5 oz simple syrup

    • Instructions:

      • Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass.

      • Garnish with a dusting of nutmeg.

    • Ingredients:

      • 2 oz bourbon

      • 0.5 oz San Luigi Nocino

      • 1 sugar cube

      • 2 dashes Angostura bitters

    • Instructions:

      • Muddle the sugar cube and bitters in a rocks glass.

      • Add bourbon and Nocino, then stir with ice. Garnish with a walnut.

    • Ingredients:

      • 2 oz rye whiskey

      • 1 oz San Luigi Nocino

      • 2 dashes Angostura bitters

    • Instructions:

      • Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a cherry.

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Golden

Sambuca

    • Ingredients:

      • 2 oz San Luigi Golden Sambuca

      • 3 coffee beans

    • Instructions:

      • Pour Golden Sambuca into a shot glass. Float coffee beans on top.

    • Ingredients:

      • 1 shot espresso

      • 0.5 oz San Luigi Golden Sambuca

    • Instructions:

      • Pull a shot of espresso into an espresso mug. Top with Golden Sambuca.

    • Ingredients:

      • 3 oz dry gin

      • 1 oz vodka

      • 0.5 oz San Luigi Golden Sambuca

    • Instructions:

      • In a mixing glass, add ice, gin, vodka, and Golden Sambuca. 

      • Stir rapidly to chill and strain into a chilled martini glass or coupe.

      • Garnish with a lemon ribbon.

    • Ingredients:

      • 0.5 oz San Luigi Golden Sambuca

      • 2 oz rye

      • 3-5 dashes of Peychaud's Bitters 2-3

      • 0.25 oz simple syrup

    • Instructions:

      • In a chilled rocks glass, swirl the Golden Sambuca to coat. Transfer sambuca to a shot glass and serve separately (or share with a friend).

      • In a mixing glass, add ice, whiskey, bitters, and simple syrup.

      • Stir rapidly to chill, then strain into the prepared glass over fresh ice.

      • Garnish with a lemon twist. 

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