Amaretto

Amaretto is a sweet, almond-flavoured, Italian liqueur. It is made from a base of apricot pits or almonds, sometimes both.

Amaretto serves a variety of culinary uses.

Amaretto is added to desserts, including ice cream, which enhances the flavour of the dessert with almonds and complements chocolate. Tiramisu, a popular Italian cake, is often flavoured with either real amaretto or alcohol-free amaretto aroma.

Savoury recipes which call for it usually focus on meat, such as chicken.

A few shots of amaretto can be added to pancake batter for a richer flavour.

Amaretto is often added to almondine sauce for fish and vegetables.

Amaretto is often added to whipped cream.

Amaretto may be served neat (by itself) or on the rocks (with ice). It is often added to other beverages to create several popular mixed drinks. It is also a popular choice of liqueur to add to coffee in the morning.

The following cocktails highlight Amaretto liqueur as a primary ingredient.

French Connection. Ingredients: Amaretto liqueur, Cognac and ice cubes An IBA Official Cocktail

Godfather. Ingredients: Amaretto liqueur, Scotch and ice cubes. An IBA Official Cocktail

Godmother. Ingredients: Amaretto liqueur, Vodka and ice cubes. An IBA Official Cocktail

Godchild. Ingredients: Amaretto liqueur, Cream and ice cubes.

Toasted Almond. Ingredients: Amaretto liqueur, Kahlúa, Cream and ice cubes.

Bocce Ball. Ingredients: Amaretto liqueur, Orange juice, Club soda and ice cubes.

Cuban Breeze. Ingredients: Amaretto liqueur, Vodka, Pineapple juice and ice cubes.

Lounge Lizard. Ingredients: Amaretto liqueur, Dark Rum, Cola and ice cubes.

Amaretto Sour. Ingredients: Amaretto liqueur, Sweet and Sour Mix.

Amaretto Sour variant. Ingredients: Amaretto liqueur, egg white, cask strength bourbon, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Shake and pour over ice.

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