Chinotto Dark
Abaton Bros.

Cola and Chinotto Bitters.
Great idea in concept and execution.
Gives me a screaming migraine and is something I would rather drink than wear.

Abaton's website describes this as "a bitter-sweet delight," but there's nothing bittersweet about this delight. Rather, it's balanced so that the sweetness never veers into gourmand territory.

Chinotto—which flourishes in Savona, where Abaton is based—is a special citrus scent, not as sharply acidic as lemon or lime, but not as cloying as orange or neroli can sometimes get, and greener: something like key lime, but unique unto itself. The other notes add valuable dimension rather than darkness to Chinotto Dark, but it’s the chinotto that holds center stage throughout, and rightfully so.

A real beauty.