Amaretto

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Amaretto (Italian for "a little bitter") is a type of alcoholic beverage originating from Italy, namely a liqueur flavored with almonds, or the almond-like kernels from apricots, peaches, etc.

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Amaretto Di Saronno

The most popular brand is Amaretto Di Saronno ("from Saronno"), an amber-red liqueur made from apricot stones, with a characteristic bittersweet almond taste, containing 28.0% ethanol (56 proof).

It is claimed that in 1525 painter Bernardino Luini was commissioned to paint a fresco of the Madonna for the Santa Maria delle Grazie church in Saronno, Italy. He had a romantic affair with the young innkeeper whom he had hired to pose for the painting, and she created the liqueur as a gift for her lover.

The current makers claim that the recipe has not changed since that time. The bottle, hovever, has changed a few times before the well-known square bottle was designed by a master glass craftsman from Murano.

Lazzaroni Amaretto

Lazzaroni Amaretto has been produced in Saronno, since 1851, by Paolo Lazzaroni & Figli S.p.A.. It is made by "infusion of Amaretti Di Saronno Cookies," which is different from the usual use of "essence" based liquers. Lazzaroni Amaretto is 24% ethanol (48 proof).