black sambuca
Type:
Liqueurs, herbal or spice-flavored
Description:
Generic for a very sweet-yet-piquant dark, (almost opaque black with black elderberry skin coloring) Italian liqueur flavored with licorice root and an infusion with elderberry and citrus in a neutral spirit base. Opal Nera is a noted brand.
Flavor:
licorice and elderberry
Availability:
Generally available. Produced and sold in Italy. Available for on-line ordering in some markets.
Substitute:
other anis-flavored liqueur