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Amaretto

  • Liqueur
  • 24% ABV
  • 51 drinks

What is Amaretto?

Amaretto is an almond-flavoured liqueur used in sours, dessert drinks, coffee drinks and simple mixed drinks. It adds nutty sweetness and rounded almond-like flavour to citrus, cream, coffee and dark spirits.

Is this for me?

Choose this if…

  • ✓You enjoy sweet, nutty almond flavour in cocktails.
  • ✓Features in 51 WhatDrink drinks.

Skip if…

  • ✗You prefer dry, sharp or citrus-led drinks.

At a Glance

99 kcalCalories
24%ABV
10.5gSugar
12gCarbs
LiqueurType
51Recipes

Ingredient nutrition is approximate and varies by brand, recipe and preparation.

What does Amaretto taste like?

Sweet, nutty and almond-like, often with vanilla, apricot kernel and marzipan notes. Amaretto pairs well with lemon, coffee, cream, chocolate, bourbon, brandy, rum, cola and cherry flavours.

Ways to use amaretto

Cocktails (43)Shots (6)Coffee cocktails (1)Punches (1)

Flavour profile

AlmondNuttySweetVanilla

Recipes using this

Observed quantities

Observed in single-serve recipes: middle half 22.18–59.15 ml; median 29.57 ml.

In the measured recipes in this dataset — from 34 observed uses.

Scoped nutrition

Calories (per 100 ml)
330
Sugar (per 100 ml)
35 g
Carbs (per 100 ml)
40 g

Ingredient nutrition is approximate and varies by brand, recipe and preparation.

Diet compatibility

  • Gluten-FreeCompatible
  • KetoNot compatible
  • Low-CarbNot compatible
  • Low-SugarNot compatible
  • Veganvaries
  • VegetarianCompatible

Based on the listed ingredient only — a public recipe facet, not medical, allergy or coeliac advice. Specific brands and preparation can change compatibility.

Reviewed substitutes

  • Amaretto Di SaronnoSimilar almond liqueur profile.

Reviewed ingredient substitution guidance. Results can vary by brand, quantity and preparation. These substitutions have not been tested in every individual recipe.

Commonly observed with

Cranberry JuiceVodka

Observed co-use in the reviewed recipe corpus — not a universal pairing recommendation.

Trust & methodology

Canonical ingredient/component authority assembled from reviewed identity, recipe, flavour, nutrition, diet and substitution evidence. Observed quantities and co-use patterns are descriptive, not prescriptions or universal recommendations.

Evidence last updated: 2026-07-16T05:12:21.205546+00:00

Drink counts and recipe data are based on published WhatDrink recipes. Figures may vary as new recipes are added.

Amaretto — common questions

What are the most popular cocktails made with Amaretto?
Top-ranked cocktails made with Amaretto include Amaretto And Cream, Amaretto Rose, Amaretto Sour. Rankings are based on recipe quality and data completeness.