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Amaretto is an Italian sweet almond-flavoured liqueur. It is made from a base of apricot or almond pits, or sometimes both. The name is a diminutive of the Italian amaro, meaning "bitter", indicating the distinctive flavour lent by the mandorla amara, the bitter almond or the drupe kernel. However, the bitterness is not unpalatable, and the flavour is enhanced by sweeteners, and sometimes sweet almonds, in the final products. Therefore, the liqueurs name can be said to describe the taste as "a little bitter". Conflation of amare and amore ("love") is primarily responsible for the associations with romance. Amaretto should not be confused with amaro, a different family of Italian liqueurs that, while also sweetened, have a stronger bitter flavour coming from herbs.
Amaretto serves a variety of culinary uses and 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, Godfather, Godmother, Ladyfriend, Traffic Light, Amaretto Sour, Splash, Gin Bulag, Amaretto Sunrise, among others.
Globaliquors includes in its important Portfolio some producers of Amaretto. Please contact us at info@globaliquors.com to get more information.
Extract: www.wikipedia.org