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RECORD distilleria-delletna-fratelli-russo · EVIDENCE GRADE B · UNCLAIMED · LAST VERIFIED 2026-07-05

Distilleria dell'Etna Fratelli Russo

Santa Venerina · Italy · 37.667, 15.117

REGION: italyTRADITION: Amaro italianoEST. 1870WEBSITE ↗

ZONE 01 — VERIFIED FACTS

Founded
1870, on the slopes of Mount Etna, Santa Venerina (CT), SicilyA·3
Family history
Five generations of the Russo family running the distillery; recipes passed down through the familyA·3
Legal entity
Distillerie dell'Etna dei F.lli Russo S.r.l. (VAT/Partita IVA 04727860878)B·4
Production method
Amaro di Sicilia is made by infusing a selection of herbs and roots per an unchanged family recipe; copper stills and temperature-controlled slow distillation used across the rangeA·1
Certifications
BRC Food, IFS Food and EU Organic certifiedA·3
Bottle formats
Amaro di Sicilia sold in 100ml, 500ml and 700ml formatsA·2
Export reach
Distillery supplies hospitality trade across Europe, the Americas, Asia and OceaniaA·3
Product naming discrepancy
No product literally named "Amaro dell'Etna" appears on the producer's official site; the flagship bittering product is named "Amaro di Sicilia". A different producer (Agrosan) makes a separate product called "Amaro dell'Etna" (dated to 1901), which must not be conflated with this recordB·4

ZONE 02 — AI-COLLATED SUMMARY

AI-ASSISTED · FROM GRADED PUBLIC SOURCES

Amaro di Sicilia is the flagship bitter of the Russo family distillery, operating on the slopes of Mount Etna in Santa Venerina since 1870. It is produced by infusing a selection of herbs and roots according to an unchanged family recipe, yielding a strong, intense amaro positioned as both an aperitivo (cut with soda) and a digestivo (neat or on ice). The producer's official pages do not disclose a specific botanical list or an ABV figure; a widely cited retail ABV of 32% is treated here as probable rather than confirmed, corroborated by multiple independent retailer listings but not yet verified against a single stable, directly fetchable producer or regulatory page.

AI-collated from the graded sources below; operator review pending

ZONE 03 — PRODUCER-SUBMITTED NOTES

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PRODUCTS ON RECORD

Amaro di Sicilia

32% ABV · 700ML

BOTTLE IMAGE
ADDED BY THE PRODUCER

SUBCATEGORY classicoRING coreTRADITION Amaro italianoSELF-IDENTIFIED “Sicilian amaro (infusion of herbs and roots)”

The flagship bitter of the Russo family distillery, made on the slopes of Mount Etna since 1870. Produced by infusing a selection of herbs and roots according to an unchanged family recipe, it is described by the producer as having a strong, intense character that recalls the essences of the Sicilian landscape. Sold in 100ml, 500ml and 700ml formats and positioned as both an aperitivo (with soda) and a digestivo (neat or on ice).

BOTANICAL MATRIX — 1 GRADED EDGES

  • herbs and roots (unspecified selection) · bittering baseA·1

DESCRIPTORS

  • bitter ▮▮▮▮▮A·1
  • intense ▮▮▮▮▮A·1
  • herbal ▮▮▮▮▮A·1

SERVES

Neat / straight

producer
  • · 60ml Amaro di Sicilia

Served chilled or at room temperature as a digestivoA·1

On ice

producer
  • · 60ml Amaro di Sicilia
  • · ice

Poured over ice cubesA·1

With a splash of soda (aperitivo)

producer
  • · 50ml Amaro di Sicilia
  • · soda water, to top

Amaro topped with seltz/soda water, served as an aperitivoA·2

ZONE 04 — COMMUNITY TASTING NOTES

RESERVED — community notes open in V2 with moderation and bias handling. The contributions ledger is already recording.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Where is Distilleria dell'Etna Fratelli Russo made?
Distilleria dell'Etna Fratelli Russo is made in Santa Venerina, Italy, and was founded in 1870.
What style of amaro is Distilleria dell'Etna Fratelli Russo?
On The Amaro Atlas, Amaro di Sicilia is recorded in the core ring, classico subcategory, within the Amaro italiano tradition. The producer describes it as "Sicilian amaro (infusion of herbs and roots)".

SOURCES — A–D GRADED (6)

  1. [1]AAmaro di Sicilia — product page (Italian) · Distillerie dell'Etna dei F.lli Russo S.r.l. · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-05
  2. [2]AAmaro di Sicilia — product page (English) · Distillerie dell'Etna dei F.lli Russo S.r.l. · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-05
  3. [3]ARusso distillery homepage / company history · Distillerie dell'Etna dei F.lli Russo S.r.l. · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-05
  4. [4]BDistilleria dell'Etna F.lli Russo — producer profile · Distillerie.it · database · accessed 2026-07-05Confirms founding year 1870, Santa Venerina location, family history and awards; does not state an ABV for Amaro di Sicilia. Legal name and VAT (04727860878) cross-confirmed against Italian business registry search results (ufficiocamerale.it / money.it) on re-verification pass 2026-07-08.
  5. [5]CAmaro di Sicilia alle Erbe dell'Etna — retailer listing · Sifoodly · database · accessed 2026-07-05Third-party retailer; page returned 403 on this pass and on re-verification pass 2026-07-08, so ABV could not be re-confirmed live via direct fetch. Captured in prior discovery research as the source for the 32% ABV figure. Multiple additional independent retailer listings (Connie, Food in Sicily, Bottiglieria Napoleon) surfaced via search corroborate the same 32% figure but also failed direct re-fetch (403/404/maintenance) on 2026-07-08. Treated as probable, not confirmed, since no producer-official or directly-fetchable page states an ABV.
  6. [6]CAmaro di Sicilia — retailer collection listing · Prodotti e Sapori di Sicilia · database · accessed 2026-07-05Confirms 500ml format and retail price; does not list ABV. Re-fetched 2026-07-08, confirmed still live and consistent.

A producer-official / regulatory · B reputable published · C secondary · D community/unverified