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noshenanigans Donating Member (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-09-07 10:35 PM
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What mixes with Amaretto?
I have a huge bottle of Amaretto and am becoming desperate enough to drink it. Here's the thing- I don't know how to drink it. Just with ice? Mix it? I have no sour mix, and Amaretto sour is the only thing I've heard of. Is it okay to drink it plain? Unless it mixes with Diet Mountain Dew, I got nothing.

What do you think?
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-09-07 10:36 PM
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1. Coke
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-09-07 10:36 PM
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2. Coffee or hot chocolate. Frangelico also works well in these.
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-09-07 10:38 PM
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3. milk or cream are my first choices for Amaretto.
:toast:
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noshenanigans Donating Member (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 03:12 AM
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12. Wow- its great with milk!
The more you know, man.
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Guava Jelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-09-07 10:38 PM
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4. try it on ice
or with orange juice or coffee :)
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-09-07 10:59 PM
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5. Pour it over vanilla ice cream, or mix it with chocolate milk and serve over ice.
It goes best with creamy, milky things, like canned evaporated milk, half-and-half, etc. It also blends well with Kahlua. Or if you're a coffee drinker, try it with that. But I wouldn't mix it with fruit flavors, because they will overwhelm it.
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 10:47 AM
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18. Love it over ice cream!
:9

A lot of cordials make great ice cream toppers. :9
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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 11:01 AM
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20. My favorite liqueur for use with ice cream has got to be Chambord...
Edited on Tue Jul-10-07 11:02 AM by SteppingRazor
as far as I'm concerned, that stuff serves as an ice cream topping better than it does a drink.
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 01:51 PM
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22. What flavor is that anyway, some kind of berry?
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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 02:30 PM
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30. it's black raspberry liqueur n/t
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-09-07 11:01 PM
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6. Toss a straw in the bottle, after awhile the taste won't matter :)
:rofl:
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-09-07 11:01 PM
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7. I was going to say sour, but I guess that's not an option.
Drink it on the rocks.
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noshenanigans Donating Member (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-09-07 11:10 PM
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8. one more question...
Can liquor go bad? My husband is now telling me the Amaretto is too old to drink and "probably rancid." Can that happen? Pff, he's just a party pooper.
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-09-07 11:12 PM
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9. I have a bottle of Kahlua that I bought 19 years ago, and I still drink it.
The alcohol preserves it. Why has it been here so long? I rarely drink, and it's a bottle shaped like some kind of mayan figurine thing. It's more of a collector's item. But I recently drank some even though I have had that bottle for 19 years, and nothing bad happened. However it doesn't seem to have the full flavor it once did. Maybe some of the essential oils of the coffee and vanilla have evaporated out of it.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-09-07 11:15 PM
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10. Your Amaretto will be fine.
Some things, such as spumante, will degrade with age.

Amaretto does not go rancid.
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 12:07 AM
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11. Ginger ale
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Connonym Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 04:09 AM
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13. wow I haven't had an amaretto and sour in eons
Guess I'll have to head to the liquor store when they open.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 07:56 AM
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14. believe it or not... cranberry juice
it makes a drink that tastes like a cherry lifesaver
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HuskerDU Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 02:26 PM
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28. yes MissMillie is correct!
It may sound weird, but DAMN does that taste good!
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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 07:58 AM
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15. Ice
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 08:05 AM
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16. Apple juice
really! its very popular in Germany.
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cloudbase Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 10:46 AM
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17. Burboun.
You only live once, might as well enjoy the ride.
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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 10:54 AM
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19. Probably the two most popular cocktails featuring amaretto are the Amaretto Sour and ...
the Screaming Orgasm.

Amaretto Sour
2 oz. amaretto
a couple splashes sweet-and-sour mix.
Shake over ice, strain into glass
Garnish with orange and cherry, preferably speared together with a tiny umbrella :)


Screaming Orgasm
1 oz. amaretto
1 oz. Bailey's Irish cream
1 oz. vodka
stir together, serve over ice
(this is also made witgh Kahlua instead of amaretto, but I prefer the amaretto method)


Cheers! :toast:
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 11:04 AM
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21. Amaretto and the things you can do with it
Drink it straight
Drink it over ice
Mix it with Orange Juice
Mix it with Sour Mix
Add it to Coffee Drink
Add it to Hot Tea (my favorite)
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 01:59 PM
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23. Saliva
Just drink it. :)
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 02:07 PM
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24. coffee
Thats the way my wife usually drinks it.
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Auggie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 02:08 PM
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25. Scotch. It's called a "Godfather."
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TommyO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 02:43 PM
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31. You beat me to it, it's definitely a great combination.
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Auggie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 04:10 PM
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37. Been years since I had one
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 02:09 PM
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26. 151 rum
Mix it straight up, then down it. After 3 of them in a 5 minute span, you'll be happy with amaretto.
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 02:13 PM
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27. Placidyls.
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SPKrazy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 02:45 PM
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32. OMG!
:rofl:

yeah man, sure they do...:rofl:
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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 02:28 PM
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29. Beer.
Drop a shot into a pint, just as you would a Boilermaker or Irish Car Bomb.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 03:28 PM
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33. Drink it straight, it's only like 60 proof
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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 03:35 PM
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34. VANILLA ICE CREAM!
:bounce:
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 03:36 PM
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35. jello
everything's better with jello
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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-10-07 03:36 PM
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36. Not me...
I had stomach problems the last time I drank Amaretto.
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