ABV
28%
Body
medium
Sweetness
off-dry
Price
value
Amaro Lucano
아마로 루카노
Spirits / Liqueur — Pisticci, Basilicata, Italy
Easy to place with food and easier to enjoy without overthinking it.
Easy to place with food
Can cushion spice or salt and make the pairing feel more forgiving
Later in the meal, slower settings, and nights that want more depth
medium body gives the pairing its weight
off-dry sweetness changes how salt, fat, and spice land
bitter_herbs, orange_peel, gentian are the leading flavor cues to follow
INTERPRETATION
What this drink feels like in plain language
More naturally food-friendly than forceful, and easier to place in real-life situations.
FIT
Who it fits
- • People who want flexibility across more than one kind of dish
- • People who want a softer, easier approach than a fully dry style
CAUTION
Who may want to be careful
- • People expecting only extreme intensity or obvious weight may want something else
SCENE
When it works especially well
- • Later in the meal, slower settings, and nights that want more depth
What to Eat with Amaro Lucano?
Here are the food directions that fit Amaro Lucano based on aroma and texture cues.
Current analysis layers: 0 volatile and 0 nonvolatile compounds.
PAIRING CUE
Cocktail base
PAIRING CUE
After dinner
PAIRING CUE
On the rocks
WHY IT WORKS
- • Can cushion spice or salt and make the pairing feel more forgiving
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NEXT STEP
If this bottle caught your eye, these are good next moves
If you want to go lighter
Hendrick's Gin
mid-range · medium
If the current bottle sounds right but you want less weight or pressure, this is the easier next step.
If you want the safer entry
Hendrick's Gin
mid-range · medium
This keeps some of the character while lowering the chance that it feels too sharp on a first try.
If you want to go bolder
Hennessy V.S
mid-range · medium-full
If you like the current direction, this is the lane to push further into more presence or a sharper signature.
EDITORIAL NOTE
Our take
Utility-first bottle intelligence for food pairing, dinner planning, gifting, and regional availability checks. Start with the taste shape, then move to where it fits.
ABV
28%
Body
medium
Sweetness
off-dry
Price
$$value
Flavor Profile
Taxonomy
Liqueur
Sweetened or bittered spirit families organized around flavoring and service role.
Category Taste Grid
Spirits markers
Representative Compounds
Liqueur
- sugar_and_glycerol_matrix - sweetness and viscosity backbone
- limonene - citrus-liqueur brightness
- caffeine_related_bitter_principles - coffee and cacao bitterness in dark liqueurs
- terpenes - herbal and floral aromatic spread
Spirits
- anethole - licorice and louche effect in anise spirits
- alpha_pinene - piney conifer note in gin botanicals
- limonene - bright citrus peel aroma across botanical and liqueur families
- linalool - floral lift in gin, brandy, and liqueurs
- vanillin - oak sweetness in aged rum and brandy
- ethyl_butanoate - tropical fruit lift in rum and some fruit distillates
Legal and Protected Name Context
Liqueur
Protected names
Country: European Union
Authority: European Union
Law: Regulation (EU) 2019/787 and related food-law overlays
Focus: liqueur legal name, minimum sweetness, cream and flavored categories
Country: United States
Authority: TTB
Law: 27 CFR Part 5 cordial and liqueur standards
Focus: composition and labeling distinctions versus distilled specialty spirits
Spirits
Protected names
Country: European Union
Authority: European Union
Law: Regulation (EU) 2019/787
Focus: spirit drink categories, legal names, labeling, GI protection, compound terms and allusions
Country: United States
Authority: TTB
Law: 27 CFR Part 5
Focus: standards of identity for gin, rum, brandy, tequila/agave spirits, vodka, liqueurs, geographic claims
Country: Mexico
Authority: NOM / CRT / CRM
Law: tequila and mezcal NOM standards
Focus: denomination of origin, raw material, production zones, labeling classes
Country: Brazil
Authority: MAPA
Law: cachaca identity rules
Focus: legal separation of cachaca from generic rum
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Chemical Profile
Volatile Compounds (0)
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Nonvolatile Compounds (0)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What food goes well with Amaro Lucano?
Amaro Lucano pairs well with foods that share aroma cues such as bitter_herbs, orange_peel, gentian. The medium body and off-dry sweetness help it land well with savory, richer dishes.
What does Amaro Lucano taste like?
Amaro Lucano is a Spirits in the Liqueur family with 28% ABV. Expect a medium body, off-dry sweetness, and flavor cues such as bitter_herbs, orange_peel, gentian, wormwood, caramel.
How much does Amaro Lucano cost?
Amaro Lucano usually sits in the value price range for Spirits. Actual shelf price varies by retailer and region.