Averna

"The Caisse is proud to help a leading company such as Averna to accomplish its expansion projects," said Normand Provost, executive vice president, private equity, at la Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec.

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Italians love bitterness seemingly as much as they do acidity—not just in alcoholic drinks distilled with herbs, like Fernet Branca and Averna, but also in their wines, many of which have a tantalizing edge of bitterness.

The World's Best Food Wines Lettie Teague 2011

More and more often these days, we'll walk into a bar, survey the spirits on hand, and just as we're ready to order, the questions start: "What the heck is Averna?"

Weekend Update: Step up your cocktail game Alex Baldinger 2011

(Other well-known amari, although less throat-catching than Fernet, include Ramazzotti, Averna, and Campari.)

The Bitter Beginning 2008

(Other well-known amari, although less throat-catching than Fernet, include Ramazzotti, Averna, and Campari.)

The Bitter Beginning 2008

The ingredients in the Wicked Witch are nonintuitive: two parts Averna amaro to one part Strega, with a dash of unfiltered apple juice.

Scaring Up a Cocktail 2007

When I first mixed the drink, it was clear that the combination of Strega and Averna resulted in something new, different and strangely delicious, just the sort of magic one looks for in the black art of mixology.

Scaring Up a Cocktail 2007

The drink finally came into focus when I tried it with equal parts Averna, Strega and unfiltered apple cider.

Scaring Up a Cocktail 2007

Nonintuitive because Averna is a bittersweet herbal liqueur: Combine one type of bittersweet herbal liqueur with another and you're likely to get a muddy herbal cacophony.

Scaring Up a Cocktail 2007

Zora brought a thermos of Averna and ice, which I drank like Kool-Aid.

Middlesex Eugenides, Jeffery 2002