From Sparrow’s amaro list, Brucato Orchards is a New World amaro made with over 25 regional botanicals, many grown in the orchards from California’s Central Valley to the Coastal Range ($9 by the pour, or $13.50 for a larger pour).
About Brucato Orchards
Brucato is a small San Francisco amaro producer founded by Sierra and James Clark, who make Italian-style amari from the produce and botanicals of California. The brand takes its name from John Brucato, founder of the San Francisco Farmers Market in 1943, and each expression celebrates a California landscape. Orchards is their fruit-driven bottling, built on over 25 regional botanicals including black walnuts, cinnamon, dried Blenheim apricots, and persimmons sourced from California farms. The predominant flavors come through as apricot, walnut, Meyer lemon, orange, and cinnamon, a portrait of California orchard country in a glass.
Tasting Notes
Orchards is warm and fruit-forward, with bright apricot and citrus from Meyer lemon and orange, the nutty depth of walnut, and a finishing thread of cinnamon spice. It is bittersweet and rounded, leaning toward the sweeter, more dessert-friendly end of the amaro spectrum.
What to Pair It With
This fruit-and-nut style is a natural digestivo. Sip it neat or over a large cube after dinner, ideally with an espresso or something sweet from the Sparrow menu like the Truffle Deviled Eggs to open the evening. It is a cozy pour in our 21+ lounge, and our daily happy hour from 3 to 5 PM is a good time to give it a try.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Brucato Orchards made from?
Brucato Orchards is a California amaro made with over 25 regional botanicals, many grown in California orchards, with predominant flavors of apricot, walnut, Meyer lemon, orange, and cinnamon.
How much is a pour of Brucato Orchards at Sparrow?
At Sparrow in Kirkland, Brucato Orchards is $9 by the pour, or $13.50 for a larger pour.
Find it on the Sparrow beverages menu near the Brucato Woodlands and the Amaro Nonino. We are in Kirkland’s Juanita neighborhood on the Eastside, so reserve a table and come taste it.