Description

Ready for a bigger, better, bitterer bar? Say hello to Bruto Americano! With a bracing dose of bitterness, a bright pop of citrus, and intriguing sylvan notes inspired by distiller Lance Winters’ formative experiences growing up in California in the 1970s, Bruto is a bitter aperitivo liqueur that makes us as proud as it does thirsty.

What’s in it?

Growing up in post-Summer-of-Love California, master distiller Lance Winters experienced plenty of sandalwood incense in his formative years. These early olfactory impressions were a big inspiration behind the proprietary blend of herbs, roots, and botanicals that give Bruto its distinctive signature. While we keep most of these under wraps, we will say that the bitterness comes from gentian root; the citrus notes mostly from California-grown Seville orange; and the woodsy notes from balsam fir and Cascara sagrada (bark from the California buckthorn).