Brand
Amara
Amara is a Sicilian brand that produces amari and liqueurs based on Arancia Rossa di Sicilia IGP and infusions of Etna's wild herbs. The range includes artisanal expressions such as Amara Agricolo and Amara Bark, made in small batches with raw materials grown in their own orange groves.
- Misterbianco · Sicily · Italy
- 4 products
The story
According to official materials, Amara was born on the slopes of Etna from a project linked to the family's orange groves. The brand is presented as the result of valorising the Arance Rosse di Sicilia IGP cultivated on the estate; official communications also cite a family history of generations of farmers and the founder's role in transforming the agricultural heritage into a line of artisanal liqueurs.
Production philosophy
Strong territorial identity, artisanal production and sustainability: Amara aims to enhance the Arancia Rossa di Sicilia IGP cultivated without chemicals, using agricultural practices that reduce water use, and to employ local ingredients (Etna herbs, spring water) to obtain natural liqueurs with low added sugar.
Territory
Contrada San Martino, slopes of Etna (Misterbianco), Sicily, Italy
Production method
Products obtained by infusion/maceration of peels, bark or flowers in agricultural alcohol; the described process includes multiple infusions of the peels (repeated several times), use of Etna spring water for dilution and small-batch production. For Amara Bark a maceration of the bark collected during pruning is described, with prolonged resting (months) prior to bottling.
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- City
- Misterbianco
- Categories
- amari
- orange liqueurs
- herbal liqueurs
- Sicilian craft liqueurs
- regional brand
- Raw materials
- Arancia Rossa di Sicilia IGP (peels, fruit)
- bark of Arancia Rossa di Sicilia IGP
- ginestra flowers (Etna broom)
- wild herbs from Etna
- Etna spring water
- agricultural alcohol
- sugar
- Representative products
- Amaro Blood Orange Igp Tree Liquor Bark 50cl - Amara
- Amaro di Arancia di Sicilia Agricolo 50cl - Amara
- Amaro di Arancia Rossa 3lt - Amara
- Amaro di Arancia Rossa Caroni Special Edition 50cl - Amara
What makes it distinctive
- Exclusive or predominant use of Arancia Rossa di Sicilia IGP cultivated in the producer's own orange groves
- Artisanal process based on repeated infusion of the peels (described multiple-infusion system)
- Products made in small batches with a strong Etna–Sicily territorial identity
- Amara Bark produced from bark recovered during pruning, with long maceration