Campari-like aperitif

[farnientespirits]

Hello everyone. I'm looking to make a campari/aperol/bruto americano -style aperitif. I know that the big players are bitter orange, gentian, and a wood of some kind (cascara sagrada), along with some spices like allspice and nutmeg. Any other things I should be considering? Thanks!

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http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =4&t=17390

[farnientespirits]

http://homedistiller.org/forum/viewtopi ... =4&t=17390

Thanks! Is this the only thing on this site? I havent seen anything else...

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There's a recipe for a Campari-like drink on the parent site:

http://homedistiller.org/flavor/liqueurs/citrus" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

I've made it a couple of times. It doesn't really taste all that much like Campari, but it's a pleasant drink in its own right.

[farnientespirits]

Thanks! Its tough to find ingredients for that type of liquor. Any recommendations?

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Which particular ingredients are you having trouble finding?

[farnientespirits]

Its not that It's difficult acquiring them, its difficult finding info about what is used.

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Recipes, or even detailed ingredients lists for things like Campari are generally even more closely guarded secrets than the Colonel's 11 herbs and spices, or the formula for Coke.

If you read Italian, "Il Liquorista Pratico" has a bunch of recipes for fernet, various amari and liquors:

https://archive.org/details/liquoristapratic00unse" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

There's also a ton of old French books on distillation on Google Books that have various clone recipes of popular French drinks of the day. Here's an English translation of one of the classics:

https://books.google.com/books?id=li8tAAAAYAAJ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

[farnientespirits]

What a guy! Thank you!!