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RECORD distilleria-quaglia · EVIDENCE GRADE B · UNCLAIMED · LAST VERIFIED 2026-07-05

Distilleria Quaglia

Castelnuovo Don Bosco · Italy · 45.033, 7.917

REGION: italyTRADITION: Amaro italianoEST. 1890WEBSITE ↗

ZONE 01 — VERIFIED FACTS

Founded
1890, per producer's own site copy: "Our story begins in 1890. Since then, we have created artisanal liqueurs, spirits, grappas, and vermouths of the highest quality"A·1
Location
Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Piedmont, Italy (Viale Europa 3, Castelnuovo Don Bosco AT 14022), between Turin and MonferratoA·1
Family acquisition
Cavalier Giuseppe Quaglia acquired the distillery in Castelnuovo Don Bosco, an event distinct from the 1890 founding date, over 130 years ago per site copyA·1
Generational stewardship
Producer states four generations of the Quaglia family have run the distillery ("For four generations, we have transformed time into excellence")A·1
130th-anniversary cross-reference
Producer's "Amari 1890" product line is described as "a tribute to our 130th anniversary," independently corroborating the 1890 founding date via internal consistencyA·1
Amaro Bèrto ABV
25% vol ("Alc. 25% VOL"), confirmed directly on producer's own product pageA·2
Amaro Bèrto bottle size
1L, per producer product pageA·2
Amaro Bèrto defining botanicals
Gentian, quassia and white carline thistle (carlina bianca), long-macerated in alcohol, per producer product page ("genziana, la quassia e la carlina bianca")A·2
Amaro Bèrto category
Producer categorises the product as "Liquore Amaro" (bitter liqueur), not aperitivo, on its own product pageA·2

ZONE 02 — AI-COLLATED SUMMARY

AI-ASSISTED · FROM GRADED PUBLIC SOURCES

Distilleria Quaglia is a Piedmontese producer based in Castelnuovo Don Bosco, tracing its story to 1890 and the acquisition of the distillery by Cavalier Giuseppe Quaglia, with the business now run across four generations of the family. The 1890 date is independently corroborated by the producer's own "Amari 1890" line, framed on-site as a tribute to the company's 130th anniversary. Its Amaro Bèrto is a bitter liqueur built on a long maceration of gentian, quassia and white carline thistle, rounded with citrus, herbs and unspecified exotic spices, bottled at 25% vol. The producer's own product page directly confirms the botanicals and ABV, giving this record a higher evidence grade than an initial retailer-only pass; a secondary claim about a 1930s recipe recovered and reinterpreted by chef Federico Ricatto appears only on retailer pages, not on the producer's own site, and is therefore excluded from verified facts pending independent confirmation.

AI-collated from the graded sources below; operator review pending. Re-verified 2026-07-08 by direct re-fetch of both A-grade producer-official sources; all contested facts (founding year, ABV, botanicals, bottle size) confirmed verbatim against live site text.

ZONE 03 — PRODUCER-SUBMITTED NOTES

This record is unclaimed. This space opens to the producer when they claim it. Producer claiming is coming soon.

PRODUCTS ON RECORD

Amaro Bèrto (Liquore Amaro Bèrto Bitter)

25% ABV · 1000ML

BOTTLE IMAGE
ADDED BY THE PRODUCER

SUBCATEGORY bitterRING coreTRADITION Amaro italianoSELF-IDENTIFIED “—”

A traditional Piedmontese bitter liqueur from Antica Distilleria Quaglia, made by long maceration of gentian, quassia and white carline thistle in alcohol, rounded out with citrus fruits, aromatic herbs and unspecified exotic spices. The producer describes the palate as soft and velvety with an elegant, aristocratic character, and the finish as deep and complex, with the defining bitterness carried by the gentian-quassia-carlina base.

BOTANICAL MATRIX — 6 GRADED EDGES

  • Gentian · defining bittering agent, long-maceratedA·2
  • Quassia · defining bittering agent, long-maceratedA·2
  • White carline thistle (carlina bianca) · defining bittering agent, long-maceratedA·2
  • Citrus fruits · aromatic top noteA·2
  • Aromatic herbs (unspecified) · base botanical infusionA·2
  • Exotic spices (unspecified) · complexity, warm spice noteA·2

DESCRIPTORS

  • Bitter ▮▮▮▮▮A·2
  • Velvety ▮▮▮▮▮A·2
  • Elegant ▮▮▮▮▮A·2
  • Complex ▮▮▮▮▮A·2

SERVES

Neat / on the rocks

canonical
  • · 50ml Amaro Bèrto
  • · ice (optional)

Serve chilled or over ice as a digestivo

ZONE 04 — COMMUNITY TASTING NOTES

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

ZONE 05 — ASTERLEY EDITORIAL NOTE

The 1930s-recipe-recovery / Federico Ricatto claim circulates on retailer pages (Sapori d'Italia) but was not found in the producer's own scraped product-page text; excluded from verifiedFacts as C-grade/unconfirmed. The wider Bèrto line also includes non-conforming spirits (Bèrto Vodka, Gin Juniperus) correctly excluded from the Atlas as non-bitter spirits.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Where is Distilleria Quaglia made?
Distilleria Quaglia is made in Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Italy, and was founded in 1890.
What style of amaro is Distilleria Quaglia?
On The Amaro Atlas, Amaro Bèrto (Liquore Amaro Bèrto Bitter) is recorded in the core ring, bitter subcategory, within the Amaro italiano tradition.

SOURCES — A–D GRADED (4)

  1. [1]ADistilleria Quaglia — official homepage (EN) · Distilleria Quaglia · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-05Re-fetched 2026-07-08 to verify contested founding-date claim. Confirmed verbatim: "Our story begins in 1890. Since then, we have created artisanal liqueurs, spirits, grappas, and vermouths of the highest quality." Also confirms Castelnuovo Don Bosco location, Cavalier Giuseppe Quaglia's acquisition of the distillery as a distinct event from the 1890 founding, four-generation family stewardship, and the "Amari 1890" line as a tribute to the company's 130th anniversary (internal cross-reference corroborating 1890).
  2. [2]ABèrto Liquore Amaro — product page · Distilleria Quaglia · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-05Re-fetched 2026-07-08. Confirms ABV 25% vol ("Alc. 25% VOL"), 1L bottle, botanicals (gentian, quassia, white carline thistle, citrus, aromatic herbs, exotic spices), and tasting description (soft, velvety, elegant, aristocratic, deep and complex, bitter notes) verbatim against live Italian source text.
  3. [3]BLiquore Amaro Bitter Berto — Antica Distilleria Quaglia · Sapori d'Italia Online · press · accessed 2026-07-05Retailer corroboration of 25% ABV and product description; also carries the 1930s-recipe-recovery / Federico Ricatto claim not found on producer's own page (treated as C-grade, not used in verifiedFacts).
  4. [4]BBerto Bitter 25cl 100% Liquore Amaro · Ferrowine · press · accessed 2026-07-05Retailer corroboration of ABV and product line.

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