Amaretto Disaronno It is the best known and most consumed Italian liquor globally. In addition to its iconic bottle, its flavor is also very characteristic.
Amaretto Disaronno is a sweet liqueur with a slightly bitter touch of Amaretto flavor (Almond, Marzipan, ideal for Tiramisu), from Saronna, northern Italy, it is the best-selling Italian Liqueur in the world.
Amaretto Disaronno, is a sweet liqueur with a slight bitter touch of Amaretto flavor (Almond, Marzipan, ideal for Tiramisu), from Saronna, northern Italy, it is the best-selling Italian Liqueur in the world.
For its preparation, only natural ingredients of the highest quality are used, such as the essence of 17 herbs and fruits that accompany its main ingredient, almonds. To drink alone cold or mixed with Cocacola, Red bull, etc. Competition: Baileys, Licor 43, Frangelico and other liqueurs.
Amaretto were usually liqueurs made from bitter almonds. This fruit shares an aroma with the cherry or peach or apricot stone. In reality, they all have an aromatic component in common.It is benzaldehyde which can remind you of marzipan or lollipop.
Origins of Amaretto Disaronno
The warm and refined flavor of Amaretto Disaronno dates back to one of the most romantic and creative periods in Italian history: the Renaissance. In 1525, the artist Bernardino Luini, a brilliant disciple of Leonardo da Vinci, was commissioned to paint a fresco of the Virgin of Miracles in Saronno, where the work is still on display.
To portray the Virgin, he chose a beautiful local innkeeper as a model: "As a token of gratitude, the innkeeper prepared a special gift for the artist: a bottle full of an amber, aromatic and delicate liquor. Thus the legend was born, from a simple gesture of courtesy and a drink made by hand with secret ingredients."
To make Amaretto Disaronno, only natural ingredients of the highest quality are used, such as the essence of 17 herbs and fruits that accompany its main ingredient, almonds.
From its humble origins as a thank you gift, today it enjoys the enviable status of extremely high demand. And, with more than one hundred perfect blends to satisfy every palate, the brand and its followers have continued to grow on a multi-sensory journey of discovery.
In the early years of the 20th century, Domenico Reina decided to open a shop and a workshop in the heart of Saronno, near the terminus of the steam tram that arrived from Milan, which would later be called Domenico Reina Coloniali. It was here that Disaronno Originale was produced and marketed.
Amaretto Disaronno is velvety in taste and unmistakable in aroma, it has earned the reputation of the Italian liqueur most in demand internationally.
The final touch for the brand was the new label, which gave the bottle even more valuable character with its new, modern look. It is velvety in taste and unmistakable in aroma. Its evolution is based on the original values of the product to highlight uniqueness and personality.
Characteristics of the liquor
- Origin: Italy.
- Ingredients: Peach pit, bitter almond oil, 17 fruits, spices.
- Main uses: It is served as a digestive in desserts with fruits or ice cream.
It is also used in pastries such as the classic tiramisu and in cocktails such as amaretto sour. It is recommended to serve cold.
- Distillation type: Maceration of ingredients in neutral ethyl alcohol. It has 28% alcohol and 340 grams of sugar per liter.
- It is the most famous almond liquor in the world. Amaro It means bitter in Italian, so amaretto is “the little bitter.”
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