Opal Nera is a premium black sambuca liqueur made from all natural ingredients including star anise, green anise, elderberries, a rare variety of lemon, and water drawn from a local water source created by Leonardo da Vinci. Opal Nera gets its liquorice black colouring from the skins of the elderberry plant's black berries, a plant which grows wild throughout Italy. All the ingredients come from Italy with the exception of the star anise, which comes from China. Not surprisingly, Opal Nera's taste is strong on anise and lemon, and it has a very balanced, smooth finish.