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Amaro Nonino Quintessentia

Amaro Nonino Quintessentia

Elegant, grappa-based amaro from Friuli.

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The story

What you're tasting

A refined, golden-hued amaro with a grappa base, offering notes of orange zest, caramel, and alpine herbs.

Created in 1897 by Antonio Nonino in Friuli, this grappa-based amaro represents the sophisticated evolution of Italian herbal liqueurs. Unlike the heavy, medicinal amari of the south, Nonino is aged in oak barrels (barriques), creating a golden hue and elegant profile. The recipe remains a guarded family secret, utilizing alpine herbs from the Friulian mountains.

Amaro Nonino Quintessentia

Know it

Before you buy

Tasting
Elegant and balanced with notes of bitter orange, gentian, baked rhubarb, and vanilla. The finish is clean and moderately bitter.

The making

How it's made

Distilled from grape pomace (grappa) and infused with a secret blend of alpine herbs, roots, and botanicals. Aged in Nevers, Limousin, and ex-Sherry oak barrels for five years.

Nonino revolutionized the grappa industry by introducing single-varietal grappas, and their Amaro Quintessentia elevated the category from digestive aid to luxury spirit.

Bottles of amari and Chianti on a bar shelf