●THE AMARO ATLAS

RECORD rossi-dangera · EVIDENCE GRADE A · UNCLAIMED · LAST VERIFIED 2026-07-09

Rossi d'Angera

Angera · Italy · 45.769, 8.581

REGION: italyTRADITION: Amaro italianoEST. 1847WEBSITE ↗

ZONE 01 — VERIFIED FACTS

Founded
1847, by Bernardo Rossi, a carpenter in Angera who began distilling grappa from surplus grape harvest in self-made barrelsA·1
Legal name
Rossi d'Angera Distillatori S.r.l., formed in 1951 when the company was reorganised and shares allocated among family membersA·1
Leadership
Run by the 5th and 6th generation of the Rossi family; Arturo Rossi is President (5th generation)A·1
Scale
Approximately 150,000 bottles produced annually across grappa, gin, bitters, vermouth, amari and other liqueursA·1
Amaro d'Angera composition
30 alpine herbs including yarrow, star anise, sage, gentian, lemon balm, wild mint and creeping thyme; 30-day maceration, 13-hour slow distillation, 3 months' rest in Allier oak barrels; 30% ABVB·3
Amaro Lago Maggiore composition
Herbs, roots and mandarin citrus peel, recipe dating to the end of the 19th century; 30% ABVB·4
Royal recognition
In 1931 King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy granted the distillery a Royal Warrant of Appointment, in recognition of the business's growth and successA·1

ZONE 02 — AI-COLLATED SUMMARY

AI-ASSISTED · FROM GRADED PUBLIC SOURCES

Rossi d'Angera is a historic Lombard distillery founded in 1847 by Bernardo Rossi in Angera, on the southern shore of Lake Maggiore where Lombardy meets Piedmont. Now run by the fifth and sixth generations of the Rossi family, the house makes two amaro-style products that fit the Atlas: Amaro d'Angera, a 30% ABV alpine amaro built from thirty macerated herbs and rested in Allier oak, and Amaro Lago Maggiore, a milder 30% ABV herb-and-root amaro with a distinctive mandarin and rhubarb character, dating to a late-19th-century recipe. Both sit within the alpino subcategory of the amaro-italiano tradition.

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

ZONE 03 — PRODUCER-SUBMITTED NOTES

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PRODUCTS ON RECORD

Amaro d'Angera

30% ABV · 700ML

BOTTLE IMAGE
ADDED BY THE PRODUCER

SUBCATEGORY alpinoRING coreTRADITION Amaro italianoSELF-IDENTIFIED “30° soft liqueur made from 30 alpine herbs”

A Lombard alpine amaro made from a hydro-alcoholic infusion of thirty alpine herbs, macerated for thirty days to draw out the aromas and essences of yarrow, star anise, sage, gentian, lemon balm, wild mint, creeping thyme and others. The infusion undergoes thirteen hours of slow distillation and rests for three months in Angera in Allier oak barrels. Dark amaranth in colour, with a complex herb-and-root nose and a full, rounded taste carrying notes of herbs and spices including patchouli, nutmeg, dates and bitter almonds.

BOTANICAL MATRIX — 7 GRADED EDGES

  • yarrow · bittering herbB·3
  • star anise · aromaticB·3
  • sage · herbB·3
  • gentian · bittering rootB·3
  • lemon balm · aromatic herbB·3
  • wild mint · aromatic herbB·3
  • creeping thyme · aromatic herbB·3

DESCRIPTORS

  • herbaceous ▮▮▮▮▮B·3
  • bitter almond ▮▮▮▮▮B·3
  • spiced (nutmeg, patchouli) ▮▮▮▮▮B·3
  • date-like sweetness ▮▮▮▮▮B·3

Amaro Lago Maggiore

30% ABV · 700ML

BOTTLE IMAGE
ADDED BY THE PRODUCER

SUBCATEGORY alpinoRING coreTRADITION Amaro italianoSELF-IDENTIFIED “mellow bitter, soft and enveloping alpine herbal liqueur”

An alpine herbal amaro prepared to a recipe dating to the end of the nineteenth century, blending herbs, roots and mandarin citrus peel. Intense amber colour tending towards brown, with a complex bouquet of herbs and roots opening into a sweet burst of mandarin zest. The taste is velvety, fresh and pleasantly bitter, carrying a note of rhubarb, with mandarin zest confirmed on the finish.

BOTANICAL MATRIX — 3 GRADED EDGES

  • mandarin citrus peel · aromatic/citrusB·4
  • rhubarb · bittering noteB·4
  • assorted alpine herbs and roots · base infusionA·2

DESCRIPTORS

  • mandarin zest ▮▮▮▮▮B·4
  • pleasantly bitter ▮▮▮▮▮B·4
  • rhubarb ▮▮▮▮▮B·4
  • velvety/soft ▮▮▮▮▮B·4

SERVES

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 Rossi d'Angera made?
Rossi d'Angera is made in Angera, Italy, and was founded in 1847.
What style of amaro is Rossi d'Angera?
On The Amaro Atlas, Amaro d'Angera is recorded in the core ring, alpino subcategory, within the Amaro italiano tradition. The producer describes it as "30° soft liqueur made from 30 alpine herbs".

SOURCES — A–D GRADED (4)

  1. [1]ARossi d'Angera — official site (home / about-us) · Rossi d'Angera Distillatori S.r.l. · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-09Company history timeline confirmed directly this pass via rossidangera.it/en/about-us/: founder Bernardo Rossi 1847; 1951 legal reorganisation into Rossi d'Angera Distillatori srl; Royal Warrant of Appointment from King Victor Emmanuel III in 1931 (NOT 1913, and NOT a 'Letter Patent' as an earlier secondary source claimed); 5th/6th generation leadership, Arturo Rossi President; ~150,000 bottles/year production scale.
  2. [2]ARossi d'Angera — Liqueurs and amaros product listing · Rossi d'Angera Distillatori S.r.l. · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-09Confirms product names, ABV (30 degrees for Amaro d'Angera), 30 alpine herbs, Allier barrel resting, and short descriptions for Amaro Lago Maggiore (herbs, roots, spices, soft/enveloping, recipe from end of 19th century).
  3. [3]BAmaro Rossi d'Angera — product page · MyWineStore.it · database · accessed 2026-07-09Detailed technical description of Amaro d'Angera: 30-day maceration, 13-hour slow distillation, 3 months' rest in Allier oak, full botanical list, colour, nose and taste notes, 30% ABV, 70cl bottle. Also repeats company history including founding 1847 and a royal-patent claim dated 1913 that CONTRADICTS the producer's own official history (which places the event in 1931); the producer-official date is used in the record instead.
  4. [4]BRossi d'Angera Amaro Lago Maggiore — technical sheet (PDF) · Vinity Wine Company (US importer) · press · accessed 2026-07-09Read directly this pass (PDF text extraction). Confirms tasting notes for Amaro Lago Maggiore: colour (intense amber tending to brown), bouquet (herbs, roots, mandarin zest), taste (velvety, fresh, pleasantly bitter, rhubarb note, mandarin zest finish), 30% ABV. Recipe dated to end of 19th century. Repeats producer history (founded 1847, five generations, 175 years) consistent with producer-official source.

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