Caffo "Vecchio Amaro del Capo" - Calabria

750ml bottle

35% abv

The Distilleria Caffo was founded in 1915 in Santa Venerina, Sicily, before later moving production to Calabria, in the toe of Italy’s boot. It remained a fairly local southern Italian amaro through the 1970s, but is now one of the top-selling brands in Italy.

Part of the brand’s success comes from generations of local pride as well as marketing campaigns encouraging consumers to drink Amaro del Capo ice cold, straight from the freezer, at -20°C (-4°F), better to combat the heat of a Calabrian summer.

Made from 29 herbs, flowers, roots, and fruits of the region, Amaro del Capo possesses an aromatic, cola-like sweetness, with notes of lemon and licorice, and is just as restorative when served neat. 

Each one of the herbs used to produce Vecchio Amaro del Capo are harvested one by one over the course of the year.

All the macerations and infusions take place immediately at the time of harvesting, to capture the freshest aromas and keep intact the organoleptic properties of each ingredient.