Full Review

ROMANA

ROMANA
Sambuca Liquore Classico

Category: Anise Liqueur

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 42%
89 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$21

ROMANA
Sambuca Liquore Classico

Category: Anise Liqueur

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 42%
Clear color. Aromas of black licorice and hints of powdery florals with a syrupy, soft, very sweet medium body and a smooth, very long hints of sassafras and lilac finish. A thick, viscous Anise Liqueur that’s best with ice cold water. Its rich body stands up and creates a beautifully louched beverage that offers velvety weight and sweetness on the palate.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Candied & Rich
Aroma Aroma: black licorice and hints of powdery florals
Taste Flavor: hints of sassafras and lilac
Smoothness Smoothness: Smooth
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails
Cocktail Cocktails: Amaretto Sour, Pimm's Cup
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A thick, viscous Anise Liqueur that's best with ice cold water. It's rich body stands up and creates a beautifully louched beverage that offers velvety weight and sweetness on the palate.

The Producer

Sazerac

The Producer
2001 Highway 60 E.
Owensboro, KY 42303
USA
1 502-348-3991

Their Portfolio

90 Blanton’s Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 46.5% (USA) $59.00.
93 Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 45% (USA) $24.99.
87 Caravella Limoncello Liqueur 28% (Italy) $17.00.
87 Caravella Orangecello Fruit Liqueur 28% (Italy) $17.00.
87 Caribou Crossing Single Barrel Canadian Whisky 40% (Canada) $49.00.
93 Collingwood Double Barreled Canadian Whisky 45% (Canada) $28.00.
93 Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 50% (USA) $39.00.
95 Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 50% (USA) $59.00.
93 Copper 29 Vodka 40% (USA) $14.99.
87 Copper Creek Canadian Whisky 40% (Canada) $8.00.
BR di Amore Amaretto Liqueur 21% (USA) $12.00. - Bronze Medal
92 di Amore Sambuca Anise Liqueur 42% (USA) $13.00.
87 di Amore Raspberry Fruit Liqueur 16.5% (USA) $12.00.
89 di Amore Quattro Orange Fruit Liqueur 40% (USA) $14.00.
88 di Amore Limoncello Liqueur 28% (USA) $13.00.
87 Dimmi Liquore Milano Liqueur 35% (Italy) $34.00.
93 Eagle Rare 10 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 45% (USA) $29.00.
93 Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 45% (USA) $39.00.
87 Endless Afternoon Grapefruit Flavored Vodka & Soda 4.5% (USA) $.00.
89 Endless Afternoon Lime Flavored Vodka & Soda 4.5% (USA) $.00.
91 Endless Afternoon Pineapple Flavored Vodka & Soda 4.5% (USA) $.00.
86 Endless Afternoon Watermelon Flavored Vodka & Soda 4.5% (USA) $.00.
86 Gran Gala VS Cognac 40% (France) $19.00.
93 Gran Gala Triple Orange Brandy Liqueur 40% (Canada) $18.00.
BR HARTLEY VSOP Flavored Brandy 40% (USA) $8.00. - Bronze Medal
87 Jung & Wulff Rum No.1 43% (Trinidad and Tobago) $39.00.
93 Jung & Wulff Rum No.2 43% (Guyana) $39.00.
93 Jung & Wulff Rum No.3 43% (Barbados) $49.00.
BR Parrot Bay Strawberry Flavored Rum 21% (Caribbean Islands) $12.99. - Bronze Medal
89 ROMANA Sambuca Liquore Classico 42% (Italy) $21.00.
88 Royal Canadian Small Batch Canadian Whisky 40% (Canada) $19.00.
86 Seagrams V.O. Gold Canadian Whisky 40% (Canada) $16.00.
87 Seignette VS Cognac 40% (France) $35.00.
BR Southern Comfort Original Spirit Whiskey 35% (USA) $14.00. - Bronze Medal
BR Southern Comfort Black Black Label Spirit Whiskey 40% (USA) $17.00. - Bronze Medal
95 Stagg Jr. Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 65.1% (USA) $49.00.
89 Tuaca Flavored Brandy Liqueur 35% (Italy) $19.00.
92 WELLER Antique 107 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 53.5% (USA) $49.00.
95 WELLER Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 57% (USA) $49.00.
94 WELLER Single Barrel Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 48.5% (USA) $49.00.
87 WELLER 12 Yr. Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 45% (USA) $.00.

Anise Liqueur

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Serve in a Copita
Anise-Flavored Spirits can vary widely in style depending on the country of origin. They can be dry or very sweet, low or high proof, distilled from fermented aniseed or macerated in neutral spirit. In France, Anis (as produced by Pernod) is produced by distilling anise and a variety of other botanicals together. Pastis is macerated, rather than distilled, and contains fewer botanicals than Anis. In Italy, Sambucca is distilled from anise and botanicals, but is then heavily sweetened to make it a liqueur. Oil of fennel (also known as green anise) is frequently added to boost the aroma of the spirit. Greece has a drier, grappa-like liqueur called Ouzo, which is stylistically close to pastis.