Luxardo Amaro Abano – Luxardo Amaro Abano originated in 1952. Amaro means bitter, and Abano is an old Roman spa in the Veneto region that has been active for the last 500 years. The herbs in this amaro grow wild and are infused along with cardamom, cinnamon and bitter orange peel. Luxardo Amaro Abano is a medium bitter, extremely popular in Italy, and especially in the Veneto region, drunk straight after a meal with or without ice to help digestion.