AMARO Proibito The year was 1943: a very dark time when spirits were low and freedom was threatened. The botanical pharmacist Achille Foletto, working as a lieutenant at the military hospital in Riva sul Garda, used the language of botany to distil feelings of hope and retribution among his patients. The aromatic freshness of Garda lemons, the floral grace of the Trentino mountains and the herbal essence of Dolomite roots bring this refined bitter elixir to life. Transported by bicycle, it was drunk in secret by patients and soldiers alike in the hospital's basements.