Keep The Party Going with Digestifs

Originally served in the 18th century to aid digestion, after-dinner digestifs are still all over restaurant and bar menus.
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Take a spin on the Amaroulette Wheel at Homemakers bar and you’ll get a shot of one of these digestifs.

PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF HOMEMAKERS BAR

Dinner’s over and it’s time for the after party! What better way to enter the night than the traditional sipping of some digestifs? Here’s a basic guide to the post-meal liquors and where to find them around town.


NONINO

This amaro (which means “bitter” in Italian) is a grappa-based liqueur with a bittersweet blend of herbs, spices, and roots. $10. Lost & Found Bar, 22 E. 14th St., Over-the-Rhine, (513) 834-8441, lostandfoundotr.com

GALLIANO

Often used in cocktails like Harvey Wallbangers, juniper, cinnamon, and anise add a sweet complexity to this vanilla-flavored herbal liqueur. $10. The View at Shires’ Garden, 309 Vine St., 10th floor, downtown, shiresrooftop.com

AMAROULETTE WHEEL

Not sure what to get? Let the wheel decide for you. You can spin for one of eight digestifs, including the artichoke leaf–infused Cynar. $7 per spin. HomeMakers Bar, 39 E. 13th St., Over-the-Rhine, (513) 394-7559, homemakersbar.com

MONTENEGRO

This drink has a blend of 40 botanicals (including eucalyptus and orange peels), which harkens back to the original recipe created by an Italian distiller in 1885. $17. Al-Posto, 2710 Erie Ave., Hyde Park, (513) 321-2710, al-posto.com

MALÖRT

Believe or not, this infamous Chicago classic is supposed to settle nausea, not create it. With such an acquired taste (wormwood, anyone?), this is more of a dare than a recommendation. $5. Molly Malone’s, 112 E. Fourth St., Covington, (859) 491-6659, mollymalonesirishpub.com

 

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