Ingredients
A lighter, fruit-forward infusion from the Ramazzotti botanical library, led by hibiscus and citrus over a gentle bitter base.
- ✦Hibiscus flower
- ✦Bitter orange peel
- ✦Sweet orange peel
- ✦Grapefruit peel
- ✦Elderflower
- ✦Rhubarb root
- ✦Gentian root
- ✦Cardamom
History of the Brand
Ausano Ramazzotti opened his Milan business in 1815 and built one of Italy's first great commercial amaro brands, poured for generations beside the opera house.
Rosato arrived in 2018, two centuries later, as the house's answer to the global spritz boom — a pink, floral, lower-bitterness aperitivo designed for the same glass as Aperol but with more citrus bite.
It sits alongside the original Amaro Ramazzotti rather than replacing it, and is aimed squarely at the aperitivo hour rather than the after-dinner pour.
The style has since become a category of its own, with rosato and pink aperitivi appearing across the Italian shelf.
Tasting Characteristics
Hibiscus, pink grapefruit and orange blossom, fresh and unmistakably pink.
Light and juicy. Grapefruit and red berry up front, elderflower through the middle, and just enough gentian to keep it from tasting like soda.
Short, clean and lightly tart, with a soft bitter edge.
Flavor meter
How to serve it
- 01As a spritz: three parts prosecco, two parts Rosato, one part soda, over ice with grapefruit.
- 02With tonic and a wedge of pink grapefruit.
- 03Topped with sparkling water as a light low-proof aperitivo.
- 04In place of Aperol in a Paper Plane-style sour for a floral twist.
Where to Get It
Widely distributed wherever Ramazzotti is sold, usually shelved with the aperitivi rather than the amari.
Supermarkets and bottle shops
Common in Europe and the US, typically $25–$35.
Online spirits retailers
Search 'Ramazzotti Rosato'.
In Milan
Poured at aperitivo hour across the city.
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Ramazzotti Rosato FAQ
What is Ramazzotti Rosato?
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A pink, hibiscus-and-citrus aperitivo released in 2018 by the Milanese amaro house Ramazzotti, bottled at 20% ABV.
How is it different from Amaro Ramazzotti?
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Rosato is lighter, far less bitter and citrus-driven, made for spritzes rather than as an after-dinner digestivo.
Is it a good Aperol substitute?
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Yes — it makes a spritz with more grapefruit and floral character and slightly less sweetness.
How do you make a Rosato spritz?
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Three parts prosecco, two parts Ramazzotti Rosato and one part soda over ice, garnished with pink grapefruit.