Heirloom Pineapple Amaro Liqueur
Heirloom Pineapple Amaro Liqueur is a full-bodied American amaro with a tropical streak — 750mL at 30% ABV (60 proof), built by Heirloom Liqueurs in Minneapolis, Minnesota from Queen Victoria pineapple and Jamaican Quassia bark — and you can order it online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 30% (60 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Origin: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Producer: Heirloom Liqueurs — the craft liqueur arm of Bittercube (est. 2016)
- Production: maceration of whole botanicals in high-proof distillate, finished with sugar, water and juice, then rested until the flavors marry; no extracts or artificial flavorings
An Amaro That Starts in the Tropics
Amaro means bitter in Italian, but the category is really about balance — and Heirloom's take starts somewhere Italian amari never go: Queen Victoria pineapple, the Caribbean varietal prized for its intensity, set against Jamaican Quassia bark and gentian bitterness. The house method is all whole botanicals — macerated in high-proof distillate, then finished with sugar, water and juice and rested until everything marries. The result is rich and fruity yet sophisticated and bitter: warm baking spices and juicy tropical fruit on the palate, a nose of caramel, vanilla and cherry cola, and a soft, lingering gentian bitterness on the finish. Drink it neat as a digestivo, or mix it where amaro meets the tropics — with rum, agave spirits or whiskey. Find it among the bitter liqueurs in the amaro & bitters collection, and more whole-botanical builds from Heirloom.
Tasting Notes
Nose of caramel, vanilla and cherry cola. Warm baking spices, juicy tropical pineapple fruit, and a soft lingering gentian bitterness; rich and fruity yet sophisticated and bitter.
How to Enjoy
Neat as a digestivo. Highly mixable — try it with rum, agave spirits or whiskey in amaro-forward cocktails.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is in Heirloom Pineapple Amaro?
Queen Victoria pineapple (a Caribbean varietal) and Jamaican Quassia bark, plus the house's whole-botanical amaro base — no extracts or artificial flavorings.
What is the ABV?
30% ABV (60 proof), consistent across retailers.
Is it sweet or bitter?
Both — rich and fruity up front with a sophisticated, lingering bitterness on the finish, the classic amaro arc.
What cocktails use pineapple amaro?
Anything rum- or whiskey-based that wants tropical fruit with bitter backbone — try it in a jungle-bird style build or an amaro sour.
Tropical fruit, bitter backbone — order Heirloom Pineapple Amaro Liqueur online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.