Crafted by Tatsuya Motonaga at Japan's Iseya Distillery, Scarlet Bitter Liqueur is a highly celebrated, artisanal aperitivo. It brings a Japanese twist to classic European red bitters, blending 25 estate-grown and locally sourced botanicals featuring lemon balm, golden berry sprouts, sage, angelica root, licorice, cinnamon, jasmine flowers, and blood orange peel. This liqueur has a gently mentholated nose of gentian, lemon verbena, rose petal, myrrh, and notes of fruit-forward espresso precedes an earthy, velvety textured palate bursting with red fruit, white pepper, aloe, and orange peel with clove, sandalwood, and prickly ash on a drying finish. The botanicals are macerated in neutral sugarcane spirit and then rested in stainless steel tanks before bottling. Contains no artificial dyes or coloring.