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.
Garfield Grind
Shake all ingredients, strain into double old fashioned glass over large ice cube/chunk. Add brandied cherry garnish.
Cloud island
Floral, sweet and sour, aromatic and fresh
The Spicy Sigaro
A bold, tropical evolution of the classic Godfather, featuring a lingering hickory finish and a sharp heat.
Almond Evenings
Stir all ingredients and strain into a chilled nick and Nora glass.
Victory Cigar
A cocktail to celebrate the end of a successful night. Also makes a great scaffa if batched for an easy end of the night sipper.
RedRag
A sweet and little bit bitter Drink
Apulian Sour
This cocktail is a blend of a Jeffrey Morgenthaler Amaretto Sour and a modern Rye-Tai. The result is spice flavours from the rye whiskey and aromatic bitters
The Sleepybear
A lovely evening cocktail that radiates warmth and coziness. Best enjoyed outside during a nice cool autumn breeze.
Capvespre
Put all the ingredients into a shaker tin and mix everything with a stick blender.
A Farewell to Almonds
The recipe balances florality, freshness, and a slightly bitter finish, while keeping the Adriatico at the forefront. Adriatico Bianco gives the drink
Basil & Stone
Basil & Stone is a bright, saline Adriatico cocktail where roasted almond meets basil, lime, tequila and dry sherry. For the cleanest result, use just
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Drink first, then eat the chocolate."
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
Pumpkin Head
An Italian classic in a glass: the embrace of pumpkin and sage meets the savory, mineral touch of Amaretto Adriatico. A modern sour made complex and pungent
Sgroppino pugliese
Lemon sorbet meets the smooth Mediterranean notes of Adriatico Classico in a creamy, vibrant texture. Topped with Franciacorta and lemon peel oils, this
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,
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
