Meletti
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Meletti is an iconic Italian liqueur house founded in Ascoli Piceno in 1894, producing two classics: Anisette (distilled from pure star anise — bright licorice sweetness, smooth finish) and Amaro (bittersweet herbal blend of herbs, spices, and citrus over wine — ideal as a digestivo or in Negroni variations).
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Meletti Anisette is distilled from pure star anise (Illicium verum) rather than green anise or synthetic anethole — a meaningful distinction in a category where many producers use lower-cost alternatives. Star anise produces a rounder, more complex licorice character with greater aromatic depth than green anise or artificially flavored anisette. Meletti also uses a sugar base that keeps the liqueur smooth rather than sharp. The result is noticeably more refined than mass-produced anisette brands: less medicinal, more genuinely fruit-forward in the anise sense, with a clean finish that makes it work well both neat and in cocktails where anise flavor is a supporting character (Sazerac, Corpse Reviver No. 2).
Meletti Amaro comes from the Marche region — central Italy rather than the more commonly recognized Sicilian, Venetian, or Piedmontese amaro traditions. The bitterness level is moderate: more accessible than intensely bitter northern amaros like Fernet-Branca but with more genuine herbal structure than lighter southern Italian alternatives. The wine base (rather than a neutral spirit base) contributes a vinous softness and additional complexity. Ascoli Piceno’s position in the Apennine foothills provides access to alpine and coastal botanicals that give Meletti Amaro a distinctive geographic character — cardamom, saffron, and dried orange peel alongside the wormwood and gentian common to the category.
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