Stir Up a Little Italy
An Amaro-Kissed Modern Classic from Audrey Saunders
“Demystifying Amaro” at Accademia Dante
As part of the year-long celebration of the 110th anniversary of Caffé Dante—the landmark MacDougal Street cafe that Linden Pride and Nathalie Hudson became the new owners of in 2015, transforming the space into an award-winning, world-class bar while maintaining the history, heritage, and spirit of the century-plus business for the modern age—I’m excited to announce that I’ll be hosting an upcoming class on “Demystifying Amaro” at Accademia Dante, the exclusive event space next door to Caffé Dante.
In this intimate experience you’ll have courtside seats at the stylish bar for an engaging and entertaining talk and tasting as I dive into the background and history of amaro, key botanicals and production methods, as well as a guided tasting through various styles of these dynamic, Italian-born, bittersweet liqueurs.
In addition to the amari tasting, we’ll begin with a welcome spritz and end the evening with the Cynar-kissed modern classic cocktail, the Little Italy, along with tasty aperitivo snacks from Caffé Dante. And there just might be a few special “suitcase bottle” pours from my personal amari collection.
I’ll also have copies of my books Bitters and Amaro available for purchase and to have signed.
“Demystifying Amaro” at Accademia Dante
Wednesday, April 2, 2025(5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.)SOLD OUTThursday, April 3, 2025(5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.)SOLD OUTAcademia Dante (85 MacDougal Street, New York, New York 10012) (Next door to Caffé Dante)
Event includes 2 drinks, a tasting selection of amari, delicious snacks, and an exclusive Dante goodie bag.
$125.00 (plus tax)
Little Italy
Audrey Saunders, Pegu Club | New York, New York (2005)
One of the two featured cocktails at my “Demystifying Amaro” classes next week is the Little Italy, an amaro-kissed Manhattan riff created by Audrey Saunders in 2005 that’s gone on to become a modern classic.