Sarti Rosa Aperitif

Distilleria Sarti has been making liqueurs in Bologna — Italy's culinary capital, birthplace of bolognese sauce and mortadella — since 1885, and Sarti Rosa is the house's modern answer to the classic Italian spritz. Where Campari leans hard into herbal bitterness and Aperol brings orange-peel bitterness with herbal complexity, Sarti Rosa skips the bitter path almost entirely: it's built around Sicilian blood orange, mango, and passion fruit, with rose, raspberry, and rhubarb underneath, sweetened with just a touch of sourness rather than any real bitterness. It pours a genuinely striking, almost neon pink. The nose brings fruity, aromatic citrus and red berry notes, opening into a sweet, silky palate dominated by blood orange and grapefruit, with tart acidity keeping things from turning cloying, and floral rose and raspberry emerging toward the finish, which stays clean, mild, and refreshing. Bottled at 14% ABV, the same low-proof category as Aperol, making it an easy daytime or brunch pour. Great in a classic spritz with Prosecco and soda, a Paloma Rosa with blanco tequila and grapefruit soda, or a Rossini Fizz with sparkling wine and muddled strawberries. It's a genuinely distinctive, fruit-forward alternative to the category's more bitter standards.

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