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[In Progress] Maceration: The Amaro, Bitters and Vermouth Thread

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I've been trawling through books and the depth of both this forum and the internet for leads on how to get a few batches of Amari etc on the go, along the way hopefully learning more about the various botanicals involved. Given that I'll probably never get through testing the trove of recipes I've found and/or translated, I figured I'd post them in this section as a kind of project open to those of you interested in the world of bitter things and create a place to discuss and share results and other recipes that are under development. More recipes will be added as I translate or find more :egeek:

There's more than enough information floating around out there in books and on the internet about Amaro, Bitters and the like so I'll spare the background by and large, unless there's something particularly interesting about one of the recipes.
Everything is in grams for solids and mls for liquids, all ingredients are dried.

Recipes/Formulas below
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Amari
~Amer Picon (1L)~
Orange zest 1.19g
Cloves 0.14g
Calamus 0.47g
Cinchona bark 1.19g
Gentian 1.19g
Galangal 1.78g
Alcohol 85% 500ml
Water 475ml
Dark honey 25g

Macerate in alcohol for 10 days
Dilute and add honey
Filter & Bottle


~Amaro Italia~
Bitter orange peel 9g
Fresh orange peel (pc) 0.36g
Fresh lemon peel (pc) 0.36g
Calamus 0.45g
Coriander seed 0.45g
Cascarilla 0.45g
Ambrette seed 0.45g
Angelica seed 0.45g
Alcohol 85% 430ml
Water 530l
Honey 35g

Method as above


~Amaro Confortabile~
Gentian 2g
Calumba root 2g
Chin. Rhubarb 2g
Peppermint 10g
Cardamom 2.5g
Angelica Root 2.5g
Alcohol 85% 300ml
Water 600ml
Sugar 300g


~Aracie Amare~ (Orange Amaro)
Dried bitter orange peel 10g
Dried lemon peel 5g
Cinnamon 1g
Mace 1g
Orange flower water 20ml (!)
Alcohol 85% 300ml
Water 500ml
Sugar 300ml


~Amaro Svedese~ (This is also known as Sweden Bitters and is touted as a panacea. Probably just a good digestif)
Aloe 2g
Angelica Root 0.40g
Calumba root 1.7g
Peucedanum ostruthium 0.83g
Laricifomes officinalis 1.25g
Chin. Rhubarb 1.25g
Cinchona bark 1.25g
Saffron 0.42g
Peppermint 1g
Hypericum perforatum 0.83g
Virginia snake-root 0.83g
Alcohol 85% 415ml
Water 500ml
Sugar syrup 20g


Fernet

~Fernet No.1 (Luxardo)~ (Repost from Eurodistiller)
Cinchona bark 0.67g
Saffron 1g
Laricifomes officinalis 1g
Myrrh Tears 1.67g
Aloe 1.67g
Zeodaria 3.3g
Teriaca veneta 3.3g
Anise 3.3g
Gentian 3.3g
Chin. Rhubarb 3.3g
Licorice root 3.3g
Camomile 6.6g
Peppermint 6.6g
Peppermint Oil (Drops) 0.3
Spirit 95% 500ml
Water 500ml

"chop all the ingredients as fine as possible. Put them to macerate in 10 liters of the alcohol diluted with 2 liters of the water (in an air tight demijohn in a very warm place), for at least 15 days. After this time has passed, drain the mixture under pressure; add the rest of the water, alcohol, and the peppermint oil. Color (the liqueur) using burnt sugar (caramel) and then filter. Immediately made, it is undrinkable. It must age for at least 6 months. It is preferred to age it in a new barrel made of white oak or of chestnut for 1 year. The more it age, the better it gets! "

~Fernet No.3~ (Repost from Eurodistiller)
Aloe 4g
Angelica Root 1g
Calumba root 2.5g
Dandelion Root 1g
Chin. Rhubarb 1g
Laricifomes officinalis 2g
Chincona bark 2g
Peppermint 1.5g
Saffron 0.1g
Spirit 95% 500ml
Water 500ml


~Fernet A1~
Wall Germander 4.17g
Horehound 2.8g
Aloe 2.8g
Teriaca veneta 0.56g
Rue 2.8g
Laricifomes officinalis 2.8g
Artemisia pontica 2.8g
Black Tea 2.8g
Gentian 2.8g
Orange peels 0.3
Spirit 85% 450ml
Water 550ml

Macerate with spirit and 2L of the water for at least 10 days.
Dilute, filter and bottle


~Fernet A2~
Myrrh Tears 1.7g
Zeodaria 3.3g
Saffron 1g
Teriaca veneta 3.3g
Anise 3.3g
Gentian 3.3g
Chin. Rhubarb 3.3g
Licorice root 3.3g
Camomile 6.7g
Aloe 1.7g
Peppermint 6.7g
Spirit 85% 500ml
Water 500ml

~Fernet A3~
Aloe 0.5g
Saffron 0.5g
Chin. Rhubarb 2g
Camomile 4.2g
Orris root 2g
Licorice root 1.67g
Laricifomes officinalis 4g
Cinchona bark 2g
Peppermint 2g
Teriaca veneta 1.67g
Manna Ash 1g
Calumba root 1g
Spirit 85% 500ml
Water 500ml


Bitters

~English Bitters~
Lemon Rind (pc) 1/8
Orange Rind (pc) 1/8
Calamus 0.62g
Ginger 0.3g
Gentian 2.5g
Elecampane 0.6g
Cinnamon 0.15g
Cloves 0.08g
Nutmeg 0.08g
Spirits 85% 500ml
Water (or Port?) 500ml

Macerate in spirits for at least two weeks.
Strain and retain both liquid and solid in separate containers.
Add water to solids and boil for 10 mins, transfer to container and let steep for 1 week.
Strain and discard solids, combine spirit extract and water extract.
Filter through coffee filter or similar and bottle



Vermouth

Last edited by irgendeinekiwi on Mon Aug 24, 2020 10:03 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: [In Progress] Maceration: The Amaro, Bitters and Vermouth Thread

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Are you sure about the alcohol/water ratio in the Amer Picon recipe? That makes it extremely low ABV.
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Re: [In Progress] Maceration: The Amaro, Bitters and Vermouth Thread

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I was a bit suspicious of that too.. I had another look at the recipe and it states "21/2 Liter" (Unscaled qty). It seems obvious now that probably means either 21-22 or 21.5L so I'll have a bit of a recalculate. I guess I had one two many Amaro sours when I was translating it from Italian :ebiggrin:
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Re: [In Progress] Maceration: The Amaro, Bitters and Vermouth Thread

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Is this from "Il Liquorista Pratico" by any chance? I don't have my copy at hand right now.
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Re: [In Progress] Maceration: The Amaro, Bitters and Vermouth Thread

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Most of the recipes yes
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A few more :D, Minus the couple of recipes that would outright poison you. The formatting here didn't turn out that great, the first number is for the original recipe qty, the second for the qty scaled to a ca. 1L batch

Bitter d'Olanda
20L 1L
Orange Peel 150.00 7.50
Bitter orange Peel 50.00 2.50
Calamus 50.00 2.50
Rhubarb 50.00 2.50
Tartaric Acid 5.00 0.25
Spirit 10000.00 500.00
Water 9000.00 450.00
Sugar 2000.00 100.00


Bitter Milano (Campari?)
12l 1L
Fresh orange peel 10.00 0.83
Cascarilla 50.00 4.17
Teucrium chamaedrys 50.00 4.17
Calamus 50.00 4.17
Angelica root 50.00 4.17
Quassia 25.00 2.08
Rhubarb 50.00 4.17
Absinthe flowers 25.00 2.08
Cochineal 50.00 4.17
Spirit 6000.00 500.00
Water 6000.00 500.00
Sugar 5000.00 416.67


Bitter Svizzero
20L 1L
Sal prunella 30.00 1.50
Angelica root 40.00 2.00
Pimpinellla major? 40.00 2.00
Gentian 10.00 0.50
Sage 20.00 1.00
Calamus 60.00 3.00
Blessed thistle 60.00 3.00
Quassia 60.00 3.00
Cinnamon 90.00 4.50
Epitamo? 1.00 0.05
Coriander seed 500.00 25.00
Sarsaparilla 20.00 1.00
Fresh orange peel 20.00 1.00
Rosewater 100.00 5.00
Spirit 10000.00 500.00
Water 10000.00 500.00
Sugar 1000.00 50.00
Guiacwood 20.00 1.00

Amaro Felsina
50l 1L
Calamus 125.00 2.50
Quinine bark 250.00 5.00
Theriac 250.00 5.00
Quassia 200.00 4.00
Tamarind 500.00 10.00
Orange peel 250.00 5.00
Spirit 20000.00 400.00
Water 30000.00 600.00
Raw sugar 15000.00 300.00


Scottum
5L 1L
Soccatrine aloes 20.00 4.00
Columbo root 10.00 2.00
Rhubarb 10.00 2.00
Quassia 5.00 1.00
Red wine 3000.00 600.00
Spirit 2000.00 400.00
Burnt sugar 250.00 50.00


Amaro d'Udine
25L 1L
Gentian 1000.00 40.00
Centaury 100.00 4.00
Spirit 2000.00 80.00
Vermouth 5000.00 200.00
Water 18000.00 720.00


Estratto d'Erba
65L 1L
Blessed thistle 60.00 0.92
Centaury 60.00 0.92
Zeodary 60.00 0.92
Angelica root 60.00 0.92
Agaricus 66.00 1.02
Quassia 66.00 1.02
Roman wormwood 60.00 0.92
St Johns wort 60.00 0.92
Quinine bark 60.00 0.92
Cinnamon 60.00 0.92
Spirit 10000.00 153.85
White wine 5000.00 76.92
Water 50000.00 769.23
Sugar 5000.00 76.92



Vokta Svizzero
12L 1L
Fresh orange peel (pc) 10.00 0.83
Blessed thistle 25.00 2.08
Pimpinellla major 25.00 2.08
Ceylon cinnamon 25.00 2.08
Centaury 25.00 2.08
Spirit 8000.00 666.67
Water 4000.00 333.33
Sugar 3000.00 250.00


Amaro d'Olanda
50L 1L
Orange peel 500.00 10.00
Fresh Cedrat peel (pc) 10.00 0.20
Fresh orange peel (pc) 10.00 0.20
Spirit 50% 50000.00 1000.00


Amer Eremitage
12L 1L
Spirit 6000.00 500.00
Water 4000.00 333.33
Orange flower water 1000.00 83.33
Malaga wine 1000.00 83.33
Ceylon cinnamon 40.00 3.33
Sugar 5000.00 416.67
Angelica root 10.00 0.83
Mace 10.00 0.83
Saffron 4.00 0.33
Juniper berries 20.00 1.67
Sassafras 10.00 0.83
Orange peel (pc) 4.00 0.33
Lemon peel (pc) 4.00 0.33
Cedrat essence 2.00 0.17


Rach di Venezia
20L 1L
Spirit 6000.00 300.00
Water 12000.00 600.00
Sugar 12000.00 600.00
Rhubarb 12.00 0.60
Quinine bark 12.00 0.60
Quassia 50.00 2.50
Cedrat peel (pc) 8.00 0.40
Orange peel (pc) 8.00 0.40
Ceylon cinnamon 15.00 0.75
Cloves 10.00 0.50


Liquori di Genziana
10L 1L
Gentian 50.00 5.00
Mace 10.00 1.00
Cloves 10.00 1.00
Cinnamon 10.00 1.00
Calamus 20.00 2.00
Spirit 4000.00 400.00
Water 6000.00 600.00
Sugar 4000.00 400.00

Amaro Italia
56L 1L
Bitter orange peel 500.00 8.93
Fresh orange peel (pc) 20.00 0.36
Fresh lemon peel (pc) 20.00 0.36
Calamus 25.00 0.45
Coriander seed 25.00 0.45
Cascarilla 25.00 0.45
Ambrette seed 25.00 0.45
Angelica seed 25.00 0.45
Alcohol 85% 24000.00 428.57
Water 30000.00 535.71
Honey 2000.00 35.71


Amaro Confortabile
10L 1L
Gentian 20.00 2.00
Calumba root 20.00 2.00
Chin. Rhubarb 20.00 2.00
Peppermint 100.00 10.00
Cardamom 25.00 2.50
Angelica Root 25.00 2.50
Alcohol 85% 3000.00 300.00
Water 6000.00 600.00
Sugar 3000.00 300.00


Cento Erbe

100L 1L
Angelica seed 100.00 1.00
Angelica root 50.00 0.50
Myrhh 20.00 0.20
Quinine bark 20.00 0.20
Agarico 20.00 0.20
Sandalwood 20.00 0.20
Chin. Rhubarb 20.00 0.20
Zeodary 20.00 0.20
Nutmeg 20.00 0.20
Aloe 10.00 0.10
Spirit 50000.00 500.00
Water 48000.00 480.00
Sugar 4000.00 40.00

Amaro Calamo
20L 1L
Calamus 200.00 10.00
Angelica root 100.00 5.00
Yarrow 100.00 5.00
Mace 20.00 1.00
Cinnamon 20.00 1.00
Spirit 8000.00 400.00
Water 12000.00 600.00
Sugar 8000.00 400.00

Amaro Angelica
11L 1L
Angelica root 100.00 9.09
Angelica seed 50.00 4.55
Cardamom 15.00 1.36
Aniseed 15.00 1.36
Gentian 15.00 1.36
Mint 25.00 2.27
Spirit 4000.00 363.64
Water 7000.00 636.36
Sugar 3000.00 272.73

Aracie Amare
10L 1L
Dried bitter orange peel 100.00 10.00
Dried lemon peel 50.00 5.00
Cinnamon 10.00 1.00
Mace 10.00 1.00
Orange flower water 200.00 20.00
Alcohol 85% 3000.00 300.00
Water 5000.00 500.00
Sugar 3000.00 300.00



Amaro Stomatico
13L 1L
Fresh orange peel (pc) 10.00 0.77
Fresh lemon peel (pc) 10.00 0.77
Gentian 15.00 1.15
Chin. Rhubarb 20.00 1.54
Quinine Bark 20.00 1.54
Aniseed 10.00 0.77
Peppermint 10.00 0.77
Basil 10.00 0.77
Camomile 100.00 7.69
Lavender 20.00 1.54
Orris Root 20.00 1.54
Cardamom 20.00 1.54
Spirit 5000.00 384.62
Water 8000.00 615.38
Sugar 4000.00 307.69

Amaro Luculliano (Lucano?)
32L 1L
Dried orange peel 100.00 3.13
Dried lemon peel 100.00 3.13
Centaury 50.00 1.56
Gentian 50.00 1.56
Virginia snakeroot (x) 50.00 1.56
Chin. Rhubarb 50.00 1.56
Ambrette seeds 50.00 1.56
Cascarilla 50.00 1.56
Nutmeg 50.00 1.56
Cinnamon 50.00 1.56
Cloves 20.00 0.63
Spirit 12000.00 375.00
Water 12000.00 375.00
Sugar 6000.00 187.50



Iva delle Alpi
20L 1L
Achillea moschata 200.00 10.00
Wormwood 25.00 1.25
Roman wormwood 25.00 1.25
Genepi 25.00 1.25
Angelica root 25.00 1.25
Cardamom 20.00 1.00
Juniper berries 25.00 1.25
Cinnamon 20.00 1.00
Coriander seed 20.00 1.00
Spirit 8000.00 400.00
Water 12000.00 600.00
Honey 2000.00 100.00



Amaro romano
33L 1L
Roman wormwood 150.00 4.55
Eucalyptus leaves 50.00 1.52
Roman camomile 100.00 3.03
Tonka bean 25.00 0.76
Quassia 20.00 0.61
Gentian 20.00 0.61
Angelica root 50.00 1.52
Dittany 50.00 1.52
Sage 20.00 0.61
Nutmeg 20.00 0.61
Cinnamon 20.00 0.61
Mace 20.00 0.61
Cloves 20.00 0.61
Spirit 6000.00 181.82
Water 12000.00 363.64
Dry white wine 15000.00 454.55
Sugar 5000.00 151.52



Amaro Sbarbaro

16L 1L
Dried Cedrat peel 100.00 6.25
Dried orange peel 100.00 6.25
Dried lemon peel 100.00 6.25
Vanilla 10.00 0.63
Mace 25.00 1.56
Storax 50.00 3.13
Clove 20.00 1.25
Peach kernel (x) 100.00 6.25
Spirit 6000.00 375.00
Water 10000.00 625.00
Sugar 6000.00 375.00

Amaro di Trieste
36L 1L
Gentian 60.00 1.67
Zeodary 50.00 1.39
Gentian flower? 50.00 1.39
Angelica root 100.00 2.78
Theriac 50.00 1.39
Myrhh 25.00 0.69
Chin. Rhubarb 50.00 1.39
Guiac wood 50.00 1.39
Calamus 100.00 2.78
Coriander seed 100.00 2.78
Spirit 14000.00 388.89
Water 22000.00 611.11
Sugar 5000.00 138.89



Amaro Vittoria
26L 1L
Angelica seed 100.00 3.85
Cardamom 100.00 3.85
Guiac wood 50.00 1.92
Blessed thistle 50.00 1.92
Aloe 10.00 0.38
Chin. Rhubarb 25.00 0.96
Licorice root 150.00 5.77
Spirit 10000.00 384.62
Water 16000.00 615.38
Sugar 8000.00 307.69

Amaro Garibaldi
32L 1L
Chin. Rhubarb 50.00 1.56
Elecampane 10.00 0.31
Angelica root 50.00 1.56
Dried orange peel 50.00 1.56
Dried lemon peel 50.00 1.56
Calamus 25.00 0.78
Cinnamon 25.00 0.78
Cloves 25.00 0.78
Mace 25.00 0.78
Coriander seed 25.00 0.78
Spirit 12000.00 375.00
Water 20000.00 625.00
Sugar 8000.00 250.00


Amaro secco
36L 1L
Gentian 50.00 1.39
Centaury 50.00 1.39
Clary sage 50.00 1.39
Dittany 50.00 1.39
Elderflower 50.00 1.39
Nutmeg 25.00 0.69
Wormwood 50.00 1.39
Quassia 25.00 0.69
Angelica root 50.00 1.39
Blessed thistle 50.00 1.39
Agarico 50.00 1.39
St Johns wort 50.00 1.39
Teucrium chamaedrys 50.00 1.39
Calamus 50.00 1.39
Spirit 12000.00 333.33
Water 24000.00 666.67
Sugar 2000.00 55.56



Amer Berri
28L 1L
Juniper berries 200.00 7.14
Aniseed 50.00 1.79
Coriander seed 50.00 1.79
Cinnamon 25.00 0.89
Angelica root 50.00 1.79
Cardamom 50.00 1.79
Jujube 100.00 3.57
Dried lemon peel 100.00 3.57
Saffron 10.00 0.36
Spirit 10000.00 357.14
Water 18000.00 642.86
Sugar 2000.00 71.43



Amaro delle Alpi Svizzere
14L 1L
Wormwood 50.00 3.57
Lesser wormwood? 50.00 3.57
Roman wormwood 50.00 3.57
Cinepiglio? 50.00 3.57
Genepi 50.00 3.57
Mace 25.00 1.79
Cinnamon 25.00 1.79
Coriander seed 25.00 1.79
Spirit 5000.00 357.14
Water 9000.00 642.86
Dark honey 6000.00 428.57

Amaro Napoli
15L 1L
Dried lemon peel 100.00 6.67
Dried orange peel 100.00 6.67
Cardamom 50.00 3.33
Angelica root 50.00 3.33
Eucalyptus leaves 50.00 3.33
Orange blossom 50.00 3.33
Vanilla 10.00 0.67
Spirit 5000.00 333.33
Water 10000.00 666.67
Sugar 8000.00 533.33
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