Kudos to Eric Asimov for featuring the wonders of amari, Italian digestifs. My friends have long heard me sing the praises of these great tasting, wonder-working postprandial herbal drinks. My nonna prepares her own miracle-working digestivo at home–nocino (walnut liqueur). It’s prepared with cloves, walnuts, spirits and espresso. As with everything she makes, she distills the nocino by instinct, so I will simply have to watch her make it next time I visit Naples.

Click on the bottles above for Asimovs article on ” amari.”

Among the commercially available varieties of these digestive elixirs, my favorite is Amaro Ramazzotti.

Pick up a bottle to take it to your Thanksgiving party, you and your hosts will be happy you did!

Happy gobbling to all!

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