Amante 1530
70cl / 15%
The roots sit with the Il Palagio 1530 estate in Tuscany, but this isn’t dusty nostalgia in a fancy label. You get citrus oils, ginger warmth, a touch of honeysuckle, all wrapped into that bittersweet backbone that keeps things interesting. It feels like a modern amaro that actually understands why people fell for the category in the first place, then tweaks it just enough to earn its place.
Flavour
Italian citrus, ginger and honeysuckle to help you enjoy a unique bittersweet taste
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Hailing from the historic Il Palagio 1530 estate in Tuscany, this latest take on the classic Italian amaro bitter is a new take on an old classic; combining aromas of Italian citrus, ginger and honeysuckle. The bittersweet taste lends itself to sophisticated cocktails and thoroughly delicious afternoons. Amante 1530 brings the art of Italian spirit-making into the 21st century to herald a new era of amaro. The delicious life indeed...
Experience
Amante 1530 keeps things in check. Not syrupy, not punishingly bitter, just clean, taut, and nicely judged. It lands light, then opens out into layers of bitter orange, citrus peel, and gentle herbal grip with a bit of weight behind it. Plays well in cocktails, obviously, but it’s just as convincing poured neat at room temperature when you want to see what it’s really made of.
Colour
Colour matters with amaro, whether anyone admits it or not. Instead of the usual lurid, traffic-cone orange, this leans into something softer. A proper sunset tone, the kind you get when the light dips over terracotta rooftops and suddenly everything looks like it’s had a glass of something decent.
Produced by
This is very much an Italian job, and not the remake. The recipe comes from Riccardo Cotarella, a name that carries serious weight in wine circles, including work with Il Palagio. From there it lands with Micaela Pallini at one of Rome’s historic distilleries, where the final blend gets tightened up and bottled. Ingredients are pulled from across Italy, which shows. It tastes considered rather than cobbled together.
ABV 15%
Ways to enjoy Amante 1530
"A Moonraker? If it's Amante 1530, you were expecting me..."
All the sophistication of Bond, but it in a light, refreshing summer sipper.
45 ml Gin
20 ml Amante 1530
20 ml Lemon juice
15 ml Green tea simple syrup
3 cucumber rounds
2 cucumber ribbons (for garnish)
Bored of G&Ts? This is the antidote. Imagine saying to your friends you're whipping them up a nice Palombo. They see this bubbly, glowing glass of promise and then take a sip... So simple, so effective.
45 ml Reposado tequila
20 ml Amante 1530
10 ml Fresh lemon juice
10 ml Fresh lime juice
15 ml Simple syrup
90 ml Soda water
The Spritz is everything in the Amaro game. If your drink doesn't Spritz, it doesn't exist. Try Amante 1530 and you might just find yourself never looking back. Don't forget, you can't waste cheap soda water on a drink like this and expect it to shine.
