Faccia Brutto Centerbe Liqueur 750ml

Faccia Brutto makes this centerbe in Brooklyn, its take on Italy's high-strength herbal liqueurs, at 45%. Dried lemon balm, anise hyssop, nettles and coriander macerate for a week in non-GMO neutral grain spirit; then fresh parsley, tarragon, bay and sage go in overnight, and the spirit is sweetened with organic cane sugar.

It is bright and green-tasting: fresh herbs and anise first, then a clean, warming finish from the strength.

Next to Green Chartreuse it is fresher and more garden-like, and it costs a good deal less. Buy it for herbal cocktails, a Bijou, or a tonic highball on a warm night.

Try it in a Bijou, with gin and sweet vermouth; in an Erbetta Tonic; or neat as a digestif. Keep it in the freezer for a cold after-dinner pour.

More herbal liqueurs are under liqueurs and cordials. Pick it up at our Brooklyn store or get same-day delivery in Brooklyn, Manhattan & Queens.