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Try our amaretto old fashioned, then discover gingerbread old fashioned, chocolate old fashioned or monkey old fashioned.

Amaretto is a sweet, almond-flavoured Italian liqueur that is most famously used in an amaretto sour but also pairs really well with dark spirits like whisky.

Amaretto old fashioned recipe

  • 1 tbsp amaretto
  • few dashes Angostura bitters
  • 50-60ml bourbon
  • Luxardo maraschino cherries
    to serve
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Method

  • step 1

    Put 1 tbsp of amaretto and a couple of dashes of Angostura bitters into an old fashioned glass and stir. Fill the glass with ice and pour over 50-60ml of bourbon. Stir well. Garnish with Luxardo maraschino cherries and serve.

More ways with amaretto

An amaretto sour in a tumbler topped with a cherry, with a napkin on the side

Authors

Hannah Guinness olive magazine portrait
Hannah GuinnessSenior sub editor and drinks writer
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