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 master distiller Lance Winters’ (St. George Spirits) formative experiences growing up in California in the 1970s, Bruto is a bitter aperitivo liqueur made from a variety of herbs, roots, and other botanicals. Though the exact number of ingredients and formulation are proprietary, Bruto will say that the bitterness comes primarily 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). A little more "woodsy" than Campari and excellent in cocktails like negroni's, this ranks up there with the great Italian amaros.