Amaretto
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July 18th in Cordials & Liqueur, Featured
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If there is one thing I love it is anything Amaretto. Remind my to post my amaretto tart recipe at some point. It is absolutely amazing.
Here are four recipes to try. The third recipe yields the best flavor, but the others are good as well. Give them a try and, as always, I welcome your comments.
| ID: | 107 |
| Date: | 19-Apr-2000 |
| Name: | Amaretto |
| Category: | Liquor |
| Yield: | One Gallon US |
| Beginningsg: | Not Provided |
| Ingredients: | 2 cups sugar 2 cups water 2 cuups vodka 2 cups brandy 3 to 4 tsp. almond extract |
| Instructions: | 1. Bring to boil water. 2. All sugar 3. Reduce and simmer for 10 minutes. 4. Stir occasionally. 5. Remove from heat and cool. 6. Stir in remaining ingredients. 7. Bottle and let sit in a dark place for 30 days. |
| ID: | 108 |
| Date: | 19-Apr-2000 |
| Name: | Amaretto |
| Category: | Liquor |
| Yield: | One Gallon US |
| Beginningsg: | Not Provided |
| Ingredients: | 1/2 tsp. pure almond extract 1 1/2 cups vodka 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup water |
| Instructions: | 1. Boil sugar and water together. 2. Cool. 3. Add all ingredients together. 4. Shake well. 5. Mature a few days, and it’s ready to drink. Yield: 2 cups. |
| ID: | 109 |
| Date: | 19-Apr-2000 |
| Name: | Amaretto |
| Category: | Liquor |
| Yield: | One Gallon US |
| Beginningsg: | Not Provided |
| Ingredients: | 1/2 lbs. almonds 2 dried apricot halves, chopped 2 cups brandy 1/2 cup pure grain alcohol 1/2 cup water 1 tbsp. orange rind 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup water (another) 2 tsp. almond extract 1 tsp. glycerine |
| Instructions: | 1. Chop almonds 2. Place in aging container. 3. Add brandy, grain alcohol and water. 4. Include some of the bitter white pith of the orange ring when grating. Add orange rind and apricots to mixture. 5. Stir, cap and age for 1 to 2 months in a cool, dark place. 6. Stir and test almond flavor after 1 month to determine if additional aging is desired. 7. After initial aging, strain and filter liqueur. 8. Combine sugar and 1/2 cup water in small saucepan. 9. Bring to boil, dissolving all sugar. 10. Cool. 11. Add sugar-water, almond extract and glycerine to liqueur. 12. Bottle. 13. Liqueur is ready to drink, but will age gracefully. Yield: a fifth. |
| ID: | 110 |
| Date: | 19-Apr-2000 |
| Name: | Amaretto |
| Category: | Liquor |
| Yield: | One Gallon US |
| Beginningsg: | Not Provided |
| Ingredients: | 1 cup sugar 3/4 cup water 2 dried apricot halves 1 tbsp. almond extract 1/2 cup alcohol(180 proof) 1/2 cup water Or 1 cup vodka 1 cup brandy 3 drop yellow food coloring 6 drop red food coloring 2 drop blue food coloring 1/2 tsp. glycerine |
| Instructions: | 1. Combine sugar and 3/4 cup water in saucepan 2. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. 3. Reduce heat and simmer until all sugar is dissolved. 4. Remove from heat and cool. 5. In aging container, combine apricot halves, almond extract alcohol, 1/2 cup water, and brandy. 6. Stir in cooled sugar syrup mixture. 7. Cap and let age 2 days. 8. Remove apricot halves. 9. Add food coloring and glycerine. 10. Stir, recap and continue aging for 1 to 2 months. 11. Re-bottle as desired. Liqueur is ready to serve but will continue to improve with additional aging.Variation: For a more prominent ‘bitter almond’ flavour. 1. add 4 apricot nuts, *split in half, to basic mixture. 2. Leave in the liqueur 2 days to 2 weeks, depending upon the depth of flavor desired. 3. Remove and discard apricot nuts, Continue as directed. *Note: Apricot ‘nuts’ come from within the apricot pit. You may split the apricot pits yourself or obtain them dried at a health food store. Yields a little less than a Fifth. |
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