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.
Almond & Sea
Almond & Sea is a light, refreshing highball built around the contrast between soft almond notes and a clean, slightly saline finish. Adriatico Amaretto
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,
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
Biscotto
Almond, biscuity, bitterness
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.
Kamaretto
Kamaretto is a refreshing aperitif drink inspired in tiki culture. Citrusy entry, herbal & bittersweet mid-palate, long almond-laced finish.
The Sleepybear
A lovely evening cocktail that radiates warmth and coziness. Best enjoyed outside during a nice cool autumn breeze.
Burner Phone
A riff on the classic Chi Chi, where Adriatico Amaretto is introduced as the lost 'nutty component', and lychee puree stands in as the tropical
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.
Garfield Grind
Shake all ingredients, strain into double old fashioned glass over large ice cube/chunk. Add brandied cherry garnish.
管弦乐变奏曲
Drink first, then eat the chocolate."
Alhambra
Délicate, fresh, dry and nutty cocktail with mediteranans flavors
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
Adriatic Velvet
An avant-garde, velvety sour that beautifully balances the intense almond notes of Adriatico Bianco with herbaceous yellow Chartreuse, juicy peach, and
Cloud island
Floral, sweet and sour, aromatic and fresh
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
