San Simone

San Simone is a bittersweet Italian amaro hailing from Turin. Although the recipe is a closely guarded secret, it is known that some of the botanicals used for flavoring include gentian, rhubarb, and wormwood. Amaro San Simone was introduced in 1960.

It was created when Aldo Fechino bought the local pharmacy store in 1953. Among the medicines, there was a recipe for a health tonic that Fechino improved and made into a palatable drink, which soon caught on among the locals. The Turin monks allegedly invented the recipe.