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