Name: Dulce Di Lecce
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Amaretto liqueur; 22.5 ml Almond milk amaretto; 7.5 ml Mint fernet amaro

Dulce Di Lecce
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Glass:

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Amaretto Adriatico liqueur
³⁄₄ oz	Amaretto Adriatico Bianco Liqueur
¹⁄₄ oz	Brancamenta

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
Prepare garnish of mint sprig tip.

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Garnish with mint sprig tip floated in the centre of the cocktail.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

White amaretto (almond milk) liqueur - Nuts

Strength & taste guide:

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Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

This dessert cocktail, as its name suggests, is reminiscent of dulce de leche.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2025 by Valentino Longo, founder of Vice Versa Cocktail Bar in Miami, Florida.

Dulce de leche (often misspelt as "di lecce") is a Spanish phrase that literally translates to "sweet of milk" or "candy made of milk" and refers to a sweet South American caramel-like cream sauce made by heating and sweetening milk.

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
18.09% alc./vol. (36.18° proof)
13.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Leonard Blanche

3 hours ago

I strongly suspect the name of this drink to be a pun on Lecce, in Apulia - with "di Lecce" meaning "from the city of Lecce" - where Amaretto Adriatico is made.

That being said, I'll try to get my hands on the ingredients! Sounds delicious!

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