Amaro 'Orchards'

• Aperitivo/digestivo made in the style of an Italian red bitter by Brucato in San Francisco, California
• Over 15 botanicals featuring apricot, walnut, orange, Meyer lemon, cinnamon, mace, persimmon, and gentian
• Base of California-sourced grape distillate
• Whole botanicals, dried and fresh, are incrementally added to the base distillate for a single-batch maceration
• The resulting spirit rests for a minimum of two months in stainless steel before it is sweetened with cane sugar and brought to proof
• Candied walnuts, orange zest, and apricot jam on the nose spring into a palate of warm baking spice—notably cinnamon & nutmeg— with a lingering, high-toned bitterness that vibrates with lemon and strawberry seeds
• Gold medalist at the 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
• No added coloring
• Non-chill filtered; 23% ABV

Orchards brings you to California’s rich groves of stone fruit and citrus. Made in the style of Italian red bitters, it makes an exceptional aperitivo and a perfect highball. Structured to substitute seamlessly into your favorite “aperitivo-hour” cocktails, experiment using Orchards as you would Campari, Aperol, or Suze.

Tasting Notes

Made in the style of a traditional Italian red bitter, Brucato Orchards blossoms in ripe, red fruit and playful bitterness whiel calling to mind California’s rich groves of stone fruit and citrus. Fifteen-plus botanicals featuring apricot, walnut, orange, Meyer lemon, cinnamon, mace, persimmon, and gentian are sourced from both in and out of California and combined with Californian neutral grape distillate in a stepped maceration process. After resting in stainless steel for a minimum of two months, the spirit is sweetened with cane and proofed to its final ABV of 23%. Candied walnuts, orange zest, and apricot jam on the nose spring into a palate of warm baking spice—notably cinnamon & nutmeg— with a lingering, high-toned bitterness that vibrates with lemon and strawberry seeds. Experiment using Orchards as you would Campari, Aperol, or Suze, or delight in its bitter-sweet gregariousness with a neat pour or topped with tonic.

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