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After quite a few months of loving amaro and making cocktails with some, I finally got a bottle of averna. I'd been really enjoying the Vieux Carre, the Sazerac, the Boulevardier... And this drink is very very good.
Its very subtle in its spiciness, bitterness, sweetness and some anise/herbal notes.
2oz rye 1oz averna amaro Dash ango/dash orange bitters
Orange twist or a cherry or whatever.
Its what a college student hopes Jager tastes like.
I don't have that vermouth but I have definitely seen recipes that trade one or the other for half amaro/half vermouth.