# Amaretto recommendations **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 27, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963 "2017-02-27T18:16:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/1 "2017-02-27T18:16:30Z")
So what is a good way to have amaretto? I like it with a little ginger beer or sipped very slowly straight. Or used in a cookie or other dessert recipe. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/2 "2017-02-27T19:10:50Z")
When I ski, I keep a hip flask of Amaretto and Southern Comfort (1:1) on me. I enjoy responsibly while on the lift. It’s equally good over ice with a lemon twist, après–ski. ---
**Author:** ![Clawdio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@Clawdio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clawdio)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/3 "2017-02-27T19:15:01Z")
I think it’s great in coffee! (maybe everyone already knew this, but I only just learned of this deliciousness in recent months) ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/4 "2017-02-27T19:24:23Z")
Amaretto and OJ is a very nice combination. But then, so is ouzo and OJ. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/5 "2017-02-27T19:28:16Z")
I sip it up or on the rocks. I’ve also drizzled it over French vanilla ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/6 "2017-02-27T19:37:31Z")
I’ve heard that some people drink it with Coca-Cola. Personally, if I’m going to have it at all, it will be neat. ---
**Author:** ![Iggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Iggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggins)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/7 "2017-02-27T19:45:48Z")
Amaretto sours, made fresh preferably, but also OK with the mix. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/8 "2017-02-27T19:56:30Z")
I have been guided to Amaretto mimosa’s. 1 part amaretto 2 parts OJ 4 parts champagne/dry sparkling wine 3 cherries ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/9 "2017-02-27T20:33:43Z")
> [@Iggins](#): > > Amaretto sours, made fresh preferably, but also OK with the mix. I’ll second that. I used to drink whiskey sours until a girlfriend turned me on to Amaretto sours. Was skeptical, but I haven’t had a whiskey sour since. Changed my life! ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/10 "2017-02-27T21:10:55Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I sip it up or on the rocks. > > I’ve also drizzled it over French vanilla ice cream. Hmmmm. Ice cream, you say? I wonder if it would be good in a vanilla milkshake. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/11 "2017-02-27T21:12:22Z")
> [@Iggins](#): > > Amaretto sours, made fresh preferably, but also OK with the mix. My vote goes with this, with “drizzled over french vanilla ice cream” a closed second. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/12 "2017-02-27T21:29:08Z")
I don’t drink too much, but in my opinion the Amaretto di Saschira that Luxardo makes is superior to the typical Amaretto di Saronno that you see all the commercials for. It’s a tad drier and more intense. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/13 "2017-02-27T21:32:00Z")
> [@bump](#): > > I don’t drink too much, but in my opinion the Amaretto di Saschira that Luxardo makes is superior to the typical Amaretto di Saronno that you see all the commercials for. It’s a tad drier and more intense. That, you serve in a warmed brandy snifter-Airwick Of The Gods, it is. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/14 "2017-02-27T22:53:43Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > That, you serve in a warmed brandy snifter-Airwick Of The Gods, it is. It’s shocking to me how many bars don’t serve amaretto in a snifter. Drives me batty. Straight is best, especially after dessert. On the rocks is a good pre-dinner drink, though I’ve also been partial to the amaretto sour for some time now. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/15 "2017-02-28T01:55:20Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > Hmmmm. Ice cream, you say? I wonder if it would be good in a vanilla milkshake. Amaretto, kahlua, and frangelico each make great milkshake additions. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/16 "2017-02-28T02:04:31Z")
I’m not saying it’s the best way to enjoy it, but the first thing that pops up in my mind are the Godfather and Godmother cocktails. 50/50 with Scotch or vodka, respectively. ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/17 "2017-02-28T16:20:01Z")
> [@Iggins](#): > > Amaretto sours, made fresh preferably, but also OK with the mix. > [@Llama\_Llogophile](#): > > I’ll second that. > > I used to drink whiskey sours until a girlfriend turned me on to Amaretto sours. Was skeptical, but I haven’t had a whiskey sour since. Changed my life! > [@Czarcasm](#): > > My vote goes with this, with “drizzled over french vanilla ice cream” a closed second. Fourth-ed. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/18 "2017-02-28T21:32:18Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > That, you serve in a warmed brandy snifter-Airwick Of The Gods, it is. My wife puts a little bit (about scant tablespoon) in her pignoli cookies. [The recipe](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/anne-burrell/pignoli-cookies-recipe) doesn’t specifically call for it, but it’s kind of like dialing them up to 11. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/19 "2017-02-28T21:39:01Z")
> [@bump](#): > > My wife puts a little bit (about scant tablespoon) in her pignoli cookies. [The recipe](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/anne-burrell/pignoli-cookies-recipe) doesn’t specifically call for it, but it’s kind of like dialing them up to 11. If you send me a couple dozen I’ll let you know if she’s doing it right. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963/20 "2017-02-28T22:11:18Z")
Amaretto sours Amaretto and orange juice Amaretto and diet cola Amaretto cheesecake Or straight, taking a tiny sip and letting the aaaahh cloud of almondness waft through your nasal areas [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amaretto-recommendations/780963.md?page=2)