Amaretto liqueur

Reference

Saronno / Lombardy / Italy, Italy

Famous For

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A Day at the Beach

Coconut rum, amaretto, and orange juice. The vacation drink that never checks out.

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A Piece of Ass

Amaretto and bourbon shaken sour. Sweeter than it sounds, tougher than it looks.

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A True Amaretto Sour

Bourbon backbone rescued the amaretto sour from the dustbin of credibility.

ABV24–28%

Sub-styles

nut/stone-fruit liqueurItalian classicdessert modifier

Tasting Notes

Marzipan, toasted almond, apricot kernel, vanilla, cherry pit, brown sugar, amaretti cookie, bitter almond, dried fruit. Disaronno leans sweet-vanilla. Lazzaroni leans cookie-spice. Luxardo leans stone fruit-dry.

Brand Guide

Well

DeKuyper Amaretto ($10-15)

Call

Disaronno ($20-25) — the category benchmark, apricot kernel base, 17 botanicals

Premium

Lazzaroni 1851 ($25-35) — uses actual amaretti cookie recipe

Top Shelf

Luxardo Amaretto di Saschira ($30-40) — stone fruit forward, less sweet. Gozio ($25-30) — Italian craft alternative

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The Story

Almond sweetness with Italian soul. The liqueur that made Sours approachable.

Drinks with Amaretto liqueur(34)

A Day at the Beach

A Piece of Ass

1 oz Amaretto

1 oz Bourbon

1 oz Sour Mix

1 oz Egg White (optional)

ShakenRocks

◆◆◆◇◇45s

A True Amaretto Sour

1.5 oz Amaretto

0.75 oz Bourbon

1 oz Fresh Lemon Juice

0.5 oz Simple Syrup

1 oz Egg White (optional)

ShakenRocks

◆◆◆◆◆1.3 min

ABC

1 oz Amaretto

1 oz Baileys Irish Cream

1 oz Cognac

BuiltShot

◆◆◆◆◆20s

Alabama Slammer

1 oz Amaretto

1 oz Southern Comfort

Alice in Wonderland