401122 Sun May 13 08:10:18 -0700 2007 4 12 Boston Area 0 2565845 Does anyone know who carries Amaro Nonino, preferably around Somerville or Cambridge? Sun May 13 08:10:18 -0700 2007 11661 nfo 1 2565856 Cirace in the N. End used to--but I'm not sure if they still do. Sun May 13 08:16:38 -0700 2007 2565845 11106 tatamagouche 1 2565900 Funny, I was just enjoying some Amaro Nonino last night, poured a round of it after a family Mother's Day dinner. I also wrote about bitters including Nonino in the Dig a few weeks back: http://www.weeklydig.com/eats_drinks/articles/learning_to_take_the_bitters_with_the_sweet . I put it in that class of potable bitters I recommend to folks who have never tried them, as it has a nice sweetness to balance the herbal bitterness. It reminds me of Averna, another bitters I pour a lot of at home for guests who find Fernet Branca just too in-your-face bitter. I found mine at Martignetti's in Brighton, though the much-smaller Martignetti's on Cross Street in the North End also has a great selection of bitters (I can't recall if they had Nonino there or not), including a couple -- Amaro Mio and Meletti -- that I have not seen anywhere else. I imagine they would be happy to special-order it for you if they don't have it in stock. Incidentally, the Franklin Cafe stocks Nonino (way up on an upper shelf). That's where I tried it for the first time, probably two or three years ago. In your area, I might try the Wine and Cheese Cask across from Dalí. Their big strength is interesting wines at nice prices (with some very knowledgeable help), but they stock a fair number of obscure distilled spirits, and are also great about special ordering. Sun May 13 08:41:03 -0700 2007 2565845 10143 MC Slim JB 2 2565970 Also in that class, if you can't find Nonino: Ramazzotti, Montenegro. Though my favorite is the Averna Slim mentions, since I'm one of those Fernetophobes. Syrupy but not cloying. Newbies to bitters never believe me that they really "work" until they try them after an enormous meal. Sun May 13 09:30:41 -0700 2007 2565900 11106 tatamagouche 3 2565973 i've ordered Amaro Nonino online from Astor Wines. Sun May 13 09:33:02 -0700 2007 2565970 13161 barleywino