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.
Chew Doubt
Chew Doubt is a sticky complexity that highlights the robust almond high notes in Adriatco Amaretto with gin, but grounds the smooth warmth with bitter
Sobrino
Godfather riff with Sotol Dasylirion leiophyllum as the base. Smokey, nutty and vegetal. A bold savory sipper.
Spicy Unamiretto
Cocktail has all the main sensory tastes Sweet Sour Rich Savoury Salty Spicy Hence the name - umamiretto or spicy umamiretto if adding sriracha - both
Amaretto Ritrovato
Adriatico Amaretto leads this almond-forward sour, layered with delicate pandan and warmly toasted coconut — lifted by a subtle touch of mezcal. Lime
French Reviver
This cocktail packs enough punch to wake the dead. Its bold French profile delivers vinous and herbaceous notes, while a hint of salted almond softens
After Work Special
Tiki cocktail perfect for after work!
RedRag
A sweet and little bit bitter Drink
Martian
Refreshing with a good spicy twist that left you wanted more.
Red Room
Red Room is a stirred, spirit-forward cocktail balancing bourbon warmth, bitter orange, toasted almond, and dry nutty sherry notes.
Garfield Grind
Shake all ingredients, strain into double old fashioned glass over large ice cube/chunk. Add brandied cherry garnish.
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,
Mare Adriaticum
For my recipe, in addition to the Adriatico Amaretto, I used the classic Tanqueray gin, bergamot liqueur Quaglia, which focuses on the bergamot fruit,
Liquid Tiramisu
Rich espresso meets the roasted almond notes of Adriatico Amaretto, lifted by silky milk foam. Amaretto syrup adds sweet biscotti notes, while a dusting
Ripples of Orchard
A mixture of Amaretto, Brandy, Orange liqueur and Aperol stirred together over ice, with an orange peel. Finished up by being poured into a chilled coffee
All Bleed the Same
Sweet, sour, bitter, nutty, floral, smooth and beautiful. Quite the heady mix of sensory stimulation. The roasted almonds start to shine later on, almost
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
