Tasting Notes: Sweet herbs & black tea, pleasingly rich, caramel and complex spice. Production Notes: Amaro Lucano was originally created in 1894 by Pasquale Vena, a pastry chef who blended more than 30 herbs. In 1900 Amaro Lucano gained notoriety throughout the Kingdom of Italy, after the Vena family became the official supplier to the House of Savoy, whose coat of arms appears on the label. It is usually served as a digestif after a meal, but is also used as a base for cocktails