Amaretto Liqueur, cooked at home, is an incomparable, unique drink, which will not be a shame to treat your guests. The basis for the preparation of liquor includes almond kernels, as well as peach or apricot pits. Traditionally Amaretto is bottled after eating, for better digestion. It should be served in small glasses, strongly chilled. The liquor "Amaretto" is very pleasant to the taste. It can be drunk as an independent drink, and can be added to various cocktails, tea or coffee. Let's review with you some recipes for the preparation of this delicious, aromatic almond liqueur!
The recipe for the liquor "Amaretto"
Ingredients:
- sweet almonds - 100 g;
- bitter almonds - 100 g;
- sugar - 800 g;
- vodka 750 ml.
Preparation
For the preparation of the Italian almond liqueur, take the almond kernels, scald them with boiling water and remove carefully all the skin. Next, peeled nucleoli are placed on a baking sheet and dried in an oven. Next, pour them into a mortar and chop it well, gradually pouring 200 grams of sugar. Then pour the resulting powder with vodka and pour it neatly into the bottle. We insist three days in a dark place. After the time has elapsed, add about 200 milliliters of boiled water to the remaining granulated sugar and cook the sugar syrup on low heat, which is then poured into the present mixture. We filter it well, filter the drink, pour it on bottles and leave to infuse for about 2 months. Then we take out the ready liqueur, invite friends, pour into small glasses, taste and enjoy our individual drink! The almond liqueur will turn out to be sweet and very strong, so do not get carried away!
Classic liquor "Amaretto"
Ingredients:
- almonds - 100 g;
- apricot or peach bones - 100 g;
- vodka - 500 ml;
- boiled water - 500 ml;
- sugar - 400 g.
Preparation
For the preparation of liquor we take the seeds of apricot or peach, carefully peel off the shell, and almonds from the dark film. Then grind the kernels well with a blender or in a mortar.
Nuts are placed in a tightly closed container and filled with vodka. Close the lid and leave to infuse for a month, in a cool dark place.
Then we pour sugar in a saucepan, fill it with water and bring it to a boil. Turn off the heat and allow the mixture to cool. After that, tincture is well filtered, added to the cooled sugar syrup, pour into the bottle and leave to rip for another 3 months.
After a mature period, you will get a delicious drink, very similar to the real liqueur "Amaretto". A small glass of this fine tincture can warm the body even on a frosty winter night.
Cocktail "Gone with the Wind"
This unusual cocktail will no doubt appeal to those who love milk drinks with a pronounced flavor of almonds. Berry liqueurs perfectly complement the overall composition and leave a gentle and pleasant aftertaste. However, despite the completely innocuous appearance, this cocktail has a considerable strength - about 10 °, so that it can not be called weak. Drink can be a great addition to any holiday. So, let's prepare it.
Ingredients:
- Amaretto liquor - 35 ml;
- cherry liqueur - 20 ml;
- Strawberry liqueur - 15 ml;
- cold milk - 150 ml;
- Vanilla - to taste;
- cherries - 5 pcs .;
- ice.
Preparation
Since the liquors do not dissolve very well in cold milk, we will mix the ingredients not in the glass, but in the shaker. Alternately, we pour into it all the components of the cocktail, close the lid tightly and begin mixing. After 30 seconds, pour the finished drink into a glass and put a few ice cubes. Add vanilla to taste and decorate with fresh cherry berries. As you can see, cocktails with liqueur "Amaretto" are prepared very simply and quickly.