Pennellen

Our second TOADSTOOL® Amaro, PENNELLEN, emerged from our work with an old “Imperial” style bitters formula. We have named it after the Pennellen Pass, a desert passageway between Mt. Ellen and Mt. Pennell in Utah’s Henry Mountains.

Made with Haitian bitter orange peel, bergamot, clove, bay laurel and carrying a spicy finish from cubeb, allspice, and long pepper, Pennellen is a lighter citrus and spice sytle of amaro. Besides the bitter orange, the bitterness profile is rounded out with cinchona and gentian root.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Citrus, clove, warm spice and bergamot.

Flavor: Bitter orange and baked cookie with clove overlay an earthy gentian and cinchona tonic bitterness, followed by a pepper and warm spice finish.

Proof: Bottled at 40% Alcohol / 80 proof. No colors added.

Cocktail Recipes

Featured

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Imperial Bash

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This cocktail is an easy sipper, inspired by a traditional bourbon lemonade. The Pennellen works so great with this flavor profile because it is a lighter amaro that works well with multiple types of spirits to create balance and cut through sourness. The inherent citrus notes in the Pennellen marries super well with this drink in particular! One of the most important aspects of this cocktail is using fresh ingredients to keep the flavor profile balanced and consistent. Using fresh citrus rather than a pre-made lemonade makes all the difference! Rinsing the glass with absinthe before pouring the cocktail adds a great aroma and adds a nice finish to the complexity of the cocktail. Adding multiple citrus juices creates more depth to the cocktail as well.

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Four Corner Sour

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A classic rich sour accented with the warming citrus and spice of our Toadstool Pennellen Amaro No. 2

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Trustafarian

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Our Pennellen Amaro No. 2 paired with the rich flavors of curaçao and orgeat and rum take this savory beauty into a higher realm. Bold and refreshing.

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