See all recipes entered in the 2026 competition
The 2026 Adriatico Amaretto Cocktail Competition was open to professional bartenders and home cocktail enthusiasts alike, with prizes for each category. Recipes were submitted from around the world, using all three Adriatico Amaretto styles.
Rainbow
è un contemporary sour elegante e accessibile, costruito su una base neutra che lascia spazio a note aromatiche e tropicali. Il cocktail gioca sull’equilibrio
Almond Blossom
Almond and brandy with a whisp of orange blossom. Demerara syrup for a bit of sweetness and Aromatic Bitters to add some depth. Feel free to substitute
Smoke and stone
Toasted almonds, earthy, hint of anise and chocolate.
Adriatic Velvet
An avant-garde, velvety sour that beautifully balances the intense almond notes of Adriatico Bianco with herbaceous yellow Chartreuse, juicy peach, and
Dolce Madeleine
La Dolce Madeleine is cocktail tailored for anyone looking for a tasty sweet touth drink to enjoy at any time and especially during summer, for all cocktails'
Purple Veil
Gin meets the soft almond notes of Adriatico Bianco, lifted by the perfume of violette and the bright elegance of Italicus. A light, subtle, and silky
Controra
An easy-drinking and refreshing cocktail, inspired by italian "dolce vita" and created with fresh Italian ingredients
Del Monte
With notes of marzipan, toasted almonds, vanilla, rose petals, and a subtle touch of coffee and zippy bergamot, the Del Monte boasts a rich and velvety
L’observatoire
Sweet’n’sour-frothy with an almond and vanilla buzz.
The Robuchon
A negroni riff with an Adriatico base. Blood orange is the primary of flavour of this bitter sweet drink which is grounded by the salinity and dryness
verità
I used more amaretto to increase my presence. Grappa, an Italian distilled brandy. gives it a sense of alcohol, and the mild sourness of cranberry juice
Oro & Bianco
My personal suggestion would be to vigorously shake the cocktail for 20-30 seconds. This creates a better emulsification for a more aerated finish, and
Capvespre
Put all the ingredients into a shaker tin and mix everything with a stick blender.
Transcending Time
Transcending Time is a spirit-forward cocktail of gin, cachaça , dry curaçao and amaretto, crowned with a lemon infinity peel to symbolize timeless flow,
Adriaticoamaro
A full bodied sweet and sour dark cocktail with hint of orange and subtle complexity. To be sipped as a digestif sat by the fire after dinner.
Italian Velvet Orchard
Italian Velvet Orchard is a creamy Adriatico Bianco sour with tequila, lemon, strawberry preserves, egg white, and olive oil. It’s bright, silky, nutty,
Adriatico Amaretto Liqueur
Adriatico is a contemporary amaretto liqueur made in Italy with Filippo Cea almonds hand-picked in the Apulian countryside. These single-source almonds
Adriatico Amaretto Zero
Amaretto Adriatico Zero is made with a distillate of Filippo Cea almonds from Puglia, Italy. It is a non-alcoholic amaretto with the familiar aroma of
Adriatico Bianco
This delicious, creamy liqueur is an amaretto liqueur, with its creamy/milky consistency due to being made from crushed almonds, alcohol and a touch of
