Source: Atlas Obscura
Amaro di Sant’Antimo is a bitter liqueur created by monks in the Tuscan town of Montalcino. The liqueur’s key ingredient is the Carlina acaulis plant, a thistle-producing flower with a golden center and silvery-white petals. The plant gives an earthy, artichoke-like taste to this digestivo, which is perfect to sip after a heavy Italian meal.
Legendary origins of the drink go back to the eighth century. According to lore, Charlemagne’s troops, battling in the valley where the Abbey of Sant’Antimo now stands, had contracted the…
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