{"id":221,"date":"2012-04-25T19:06:33","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T02:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ryotakahashi.com\/blog\/?p=221"},"modified":"2012-04-25T19:06:33","modified_gmt":"2012-04-26T02:06:33","slug":"tastes-like-cyanide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ryotakahashi.com\/blog\/archives\/221","title":{"rendered":"Tastes Like Cyanide"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m not usually a big fan of almond. I mean sure, I like almond jello just fine. But I don’t go seeking almond pastries and whatnot.<\/p>\n

But I was strangely in the mood for almond-flavored cocktails, so I made some with amaretto. I didn’t have any of the good stuff like Disaronno, so I just used the cheapo stuff I had lying around.<\/p>\n

The first drink I think of when I hear amaretto is an amaretto sour.<\/p>\n

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Amaretto Sour<\/strong>
\n1.5 oz amaretto
\n1-2 splashes sour mix
\norange slice
\nmaraschino cherry<\/p>\n

The sourness of the sour mix balances out the sweetness of the amaretto, and the drink is pleasantly sweet. Maybe a little too sweet, though. Lemon juice instead of sour mix might work better.<\/p>\n

Then I made another classic drink, the Godfather.<\/p>\n

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Godfather<\/strong>
\n1 oz blended scotch whiskey
\n1 oz amaretto<\/p>\n

OK so I don’t really like whiskey, but this drink wasn’t that bad. The sweetness of the amaretto’s very noticeable, and it kind of masks a lot of the whiskey taste, even though that’s half the drink. Not really something I’d make again, though.<\/p>\n

Finally, a variation on the margarita, with amaretto.<\/p>\n

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Italian Margarita<\/strong>
\n1 oz amaretto
\n2 oz sour mix
\n0.5 oz tequila
\n0.5 oz triple sec
\nlime slice<\/p>\n

The amaretto added a nice almond flavor to the standard margarita. I think I made my sour mix on the sour side, so it wasn’t overwhelmingly sweet. It was a nice balance of the sweet almond flavor with the sour lemon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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