Amaretto Sour
- Weak
- sour
- nutty
A sour and nutty, light cocktail, shaken over ice, served in a rocks glass.
Serve in: rocks glass
Ingredients
- 1.5 ozAmaretto
- 1 ozsimple syrup
- 0.75 ozFresh lemon juice
- 1orange sliceoptional
- 1maraschino cherryoptional
- Ice cubesoptional
How to Make an Amaretto Sour
Instructions
- Shake all ingredients with ice.
- Strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice.
Garnish
Decorate with a maraschino cherry and an orange slice.
Tips & substitutions
- No amaretto liqueur? Try almond liqueur, coffee liqueur or chocolate liqueur.
- No lemons? Try limes.
The glass
Serve this one in a rocks glass. Basically an Old Fashioned glass, but stronger with thicker glass and rim, made from toughened glass to suit drinks that require muddling.
Did you know
It is said to have originated in the town of Saronno in northern Italy. One legend has it that in 1522 a church in Saronno was having frescoes painted by an artist who was a pupil of Leonardo da Vinci. He needed a model for the Madonna and chose a young widowed innkeeper. She was so grateful that she gave him some apricot kernels that she had soaked in brandy as a gift, and that was the birth of amaretto.
