ABV
30%
Body
medium
Sweetness
off-dry
Price
premium
Amaro Santa Maria Novella
아마로 산타 마리아 노벨라
Spirits / Liqueur — Florence, 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
medium body gives the pairing its weight
off-dry sweetness changes how salt, fat, and spice land
bitter_herb, floral, citrus 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
- • People who like brighter, more lifted aromatic profiles
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
- • Dinner tables, first-bottle situations, and moments where you want lower risk
What to Eat with Amaro Santa Maria Novella?
Here are the food directions that fit Amaro Santa Maria Novella 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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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
30%
Body
medium
Sweetness
off-dry
Price
$$$$premium
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
Chemical Profile
Volatile Compounds (0)
Chemical layer details are not yet published for this page.
Nonvolatile Compounds (0)
Chemical layer details are not yet published for this page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What food goes well with Amaro Santa Maria Novella?
Amaro Santa Maria Novella pairs well with foods that share aroma cues such as bitter_herb, floral, citrus. The medium body and off-dry sweetness help it land well with savory, richer dishes.
What does Amaro Santa Maria Novella taste like?
Amaro Santa Maria Novella is a Spirits in the Liqueur family with 30% ABV. Expect a medium body, off-dry sweetness, and flavor cues such as bitter_herb, floral, citrus, spice, honey, complex.
How much does Amaro Santa Maria Novella cost?
Amaro Santa Maria Novella usually sits in the premium price range for Spirits. Actual shelf price varies by retailer and region.