Ingredients
Wild mountain blueberries and pine — needles and buds gathered around Monte Pasubio — infused into a wine base with alpine herbs. Named for the mountain that saw some of the fiercest fighting of the First World War.
- ✦Wild alpine blueberry (mirtillo)
- ✦Mountain pine needles and buds
- ✦Gentian root
- ✦Alpine herbs
- ✦Wine base
History of the Brand
Monte Pasubio, on the Trentino-Veneto border, is best known as a First World War battlefield; the amaro takes its name from the peak and its botanicals from its slopes.
Cappelletti makes it the old Trentino way, on a wine base rather than neutral spirit, in the same house that produces Aperitivo Americano Rosso and Sfumato for export.
Blueberry liqueurs are a genuine alpine tradition — households have macerated mirtilli for generations — and Pasubio is the commercial expression of that habit.
It reached American bar shelves in the 2010s and became the go-to bottle for anyone chasing a fruit-and-forest note without artificial flavouring.
Tasting Characteristics
Crushed blueberry, pine resin, damp forest floor.
Sweet-tart wild berry, then pine sap, gentian and a savoury herbal edge.
Medium, resinous, drying.
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How to serve it
- 01Neat over one large cube after dinner.
- 02In place of sweet vermouth in a Manhattan for a berry-and-pine version.
- 03With soda and lemon as a low-ABV highball.
- 04Split with gin in a stirred alpine cocktail.
- 05Poured over vanilla gelato.
Where to Get It
Available in the US through specialty importers. Wine-based, so refrigerate after opening.
Specialty bottle shops
Usually near Sfumato and Cardamaro, $28–$36.
Online spirits retailers
Search 'Cappelletti Amaro Pasubio'.
Trentino
Widely sold locally, often alongside grappa and mirtillo liqueurs.
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Amaro Pasubio FAQ
What is Amaro Pasubio?
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A wine-based alpine amaro from Cappelletti in Trentino, infused with wild mountain blueberries and pine from the slopes of Monte Pasubio, bottled at 17% ABV.
What does Amaro Pasubio taste like?
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Crushed wild blueberry over resinous pine and gentian, sweet-tart at first and drying on the finish.
Does Amaro Pasubio need refrigeration?
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Yes. It is built on a wine base, so store it in the fridge once opened.
What cocktails work with Pasubio?
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Use it in place of sweet vermouth in Manhattan-style drinks, in a soda highball, or split with gin in stirred alpine cocktails.
Is Pasubio bitter?
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Only moderately. Fruit and pine lead, with gentian bitterness playing a supporting role — a good gateway amaro.