Amaro Averna is an authentic Italian liqueur for after dinner. Averna's ingredients give it a richness, full body and smooth taste with a delicate citrus fragrance, able to transport you to the warm lands of Sicily and to evoke a world of unsurpassed beauty. Averna is produced using the original recipe given to Salvatore Averna by Fra Girolamo, a Benedictine monk from the Abbey of the Holy Spirit in Caltanissetta. This recipe has been passed down since 1868.Description Averna is velvety on the palate and balance in the mouth. The richness of its many ingredients, give Averna a round taste with orange hints, balanced with licorice and a delicate citrus fragrance mixed with scents of Mediterranean herbs such as myrtle, juniper, rosemary, sage and aromatic resins.