Ingredients
Twenty-five botanicals — the number gives the bottle its name — many of them foraged or grown in Friuli, macerated cold to keep the herbal top notes intact.
- ✦Gentian root
- ✦Wormwood
- ✦Rhubarb root
- ✦Hops
- ✦Sage
- ✦Bitter orange peel
- ✦Local Friulian herbs
History of the Brand
Federico Cremasco — Fred Jerbis — came out of the bar world in Friuli and started bottling his own infusions in 2013 from a workshop in Polcenigo.
The range is numbered by botanical count, a deliberately plain naming system that reads more like a formula sheet than a heritage brand.
Cold maceration is central to the method: heat would strip the volatile herbal notes he wants to keep.
The bottles became a reference for the artisanal Italian amaro movement and are poured in cocktail bars across Europe.
Tasting Characteristics
Fresh herbs, hop resin, citrus peel, dried root.
Green herbs and sage, hoppy bitterness, rhubarb and orange through the middle.
Medium-long, dry, faintly resinous.
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How to serve it
- 01Over ice with a grapefruit twist.
- 02With tonic as a herbal long drink.
- 03In a Paper Plane in place of Nonino.
- 04Split with gin in a stirred aperitivo.
- 05Neat and lightly chilled.
Where to Get It
Small production, distributed to specialty retailers and cocktail bars in Europe and the US.
Specialty bottle shops
Filed with craft amari, $38–$50.
Online spirits retailers
Search 'Fred Jerbis Amaro 25'.
Cocktail bars
Frequently stocked where new-wave Italian bottles are poured.
Affiliate buying links coming soon.
Fred Jerbis Amaro 25 FAQ
What is Fred Jerbis Amaro 25?
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A small-batch amaro from Friuli made with twenty-five cold-macerated botanicals, bottled at 25% ABV.
Why is it called 25?
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The number refers to the count of botanicals in the blend; the whole Fred Jerbis range is numbered this way.
What does it taste like?
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Bright and green — fresh herbs and sage with a hoppy bitterness and rhubarb-orange depth.
How should I use it in cocktails?
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It substitutes well for Nonino in a Paper Plane and works in tonic highballs and stirred gin drinks.