Amaro Lucano is a 28% vol. herbal liqueur made from a secret blend of more than 30 herbs.
Amaro Lucano began in Pasquale Vena’s Pisticci biscuit shop in 1894.
The producer traces the recipe to the shop’s back room, where Vena developed a herbal blend with citrus and floral notes. His family carried the recipe forward as the small workshop grew. The company moved to Pisticci Scalo in 1965, keeping its connection to the same Basilicata town.
The producer describes the standard Amaro Lucano as a blend of more than thirty herbs from a secret recipe passed through the Vena family. Its published serving suggestions include drinking it neat, cold or over ice, with orange peel as an option.
The producer’s history places the liqueur’s beginnings in Pisticci and its later plant in Pisticci Scalo, in Matera province.
Lucano’s producer suggests serving it neat, chilled, over ice or with orange peel. It also presents the amaro as a cocktail ingredient.
Look for Amaro Lucano when you want the standard herbal liqueur described here. The producer also lists mint and Anniversario expressions separately; check the expression on the label rather than assuming their recipes are identical.
In Pasquale Vena’s biscuit shop in Pisticci, according to the producer’s history.
No. The producer describes more than thirty herbs but identifies the recipe as a family secret.
Try it neat, cold or over ice. Orange peel is another serving option suggested by the producer.
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