More like late 90s/early 2000s, but yes. I still love an Amaretto Sour, but I'm definitely making it with high quality ingredients and fresh juice when I make them nowadays! I'd say I make one at least once a month.
Agreed, I've been using a cask strength 4 grain whisky when I don't have bourbon and feel like using something a little too expensive (it's less than an ounce so I don't feel too bad) and it's reeeeally good. I usually use simple instead of demerara syrup, but Anders' video got me wondering if orgeat might work well with this, particularly with the spicy rye. I'll try that the next time I make it.
Morganthler's Amaretto sour was one of the first drinks I discovered on the internet and made at home and thought. 'This is fun, I'm going to keep making drinks at my house!' so it has a special place in my heart.
I'll never forget that, either. I'd been watching Small Screen Network, and somebody mentioned Jeffrey Morgenthaler. I Googled him, and two things stand out to me to this day: his crack at the Amaretto Sour(which was my (now ex-) wife's favourite drink), and his home-brewed ginger beer with Kaffir lime leaves. His tequila-sherry egg nog recipe is worth a visit at this time of year as well.
This is the best amaretto sour I’ve ever tasted my normal recipe is 45ml amaretto, 15ml bourbon, 30ml fresh lemon, 20ml 1:1 syrup after watching a couples months ago I’m proud to say that I’ve managed to put your cocktail on the menu at the restaurant I work at, it’s a real hit (I’m also using 3years calvados it’s the cheapest “apple brandy” we have) the owner and managers weren’t too happy but after seeing how popular it was he had nothing to complain about, I’ve been following you for almost 2 years as I would have never come as far as I have now thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and spreading the word, you do so much more for people than you’d think, I truly thank you from the bottom of my heart
Amaretto Sour enjoyer here! Going to love trying this version, but my go to that I really enjoy is: 2oz Amaretto 1oz lemon super juice .25oz simple syrup(rich) .25oz maraschino I think the maraschino gives just enough extra flavor and bitterness to take this drink to a different dimension while keeping it low proof.
That's just the way I like it. I typically drink pretty dry cocktails, but when I am in the mood for an amaretto sour I am looking for more of a dessert. So if you want less sweet simply leave out the simple😉, also depending on the amaretto you are using it can be more or less sweet.
Some of my frequent favorites is something I call "lime in the coconut" which I am sure has an existing analog but it is just: 2oz rum(over proof, typically) 1oz lime juice 1oz unsweetened coconut water And bitters if I am feeling it. And what I like to make as a Gin Oldfashioned: 2oz gin .25oz lavender syrup 1-2 barspoons Fernet Branca for bitters 1-2 drops Orange blossom water And express and garnish with lemon peel.
I make these all the time since my girlfriend loves them. I use Morgenthaler’s recipe except that I prefer Rye to the cask-proof Bourbon. The bar I used to work at also had a version on the menu that was very popular. In my opinion, you have to serve it up and make some hearts with bitters in the foam alongside the cherries.
We have been making the amaretto sour you shared 4 years ago any time the mood hits us for something sweet. It's my mother's favorite, and we are required to make a batch of them every Christmas. I have a nephew who turned 21 in the last year and it got back to me that his drink of choice is amaretto sour... so just two days ago I went searching your old videos to send him the link. I can only hope he goes down the rabbit hole and binge watches your channel. He will be the best educated bar tender at college. Thank you for the endless inspiration.
Yo! So i made this but instead of Apple Brandy, I used Cognac and no egg white and it is still amazingly tasty! I gotta say, I think Morgenthaler's Amaretto Sour is definitely in my top 10 favorite drinks!
Amaretto sours are a tradition in my family around the holidays! Most of my family arent big drinkers, so an easy, sweet amaretto sour is just the ticket!
From an other barman and cocktail enthusiast, lovely content! Fun fact, I'm from Italy and for the Amaretto Sour we use "Disaronno" amaretto liquor, wich is the most common amaretto liquor here: also, it's called "Disaronno" because it was born and still produced in the city of Saronno (in the north of Italy, about 1/2 an hour from Milan) and in italian Disaronno means "From Saronno". I work in a small city wich is pretty close to Saronno, so we have the priviledge to have it produced "around the corner"
I very recently got into cocktail mixing for me and my brother in law and subsequently found your channel, but I was disappointed there was no amoretto sour video as its my current favorite drink, today is my lucky day!
Hey Anders! The Amaretto Sour was 100% my drink of choice as a new drinker in my early 20s (this was in the late 2000s). I liked it because I was a kid who didn't like how alcohol tasted, and these tasted like candy. They were easy to order because everyone just poured the Amaretto/Sour Mix version, took two seconds for the bartender to make, and a similar amount of time for me to finish. While I still like them, I don't even have a bottle of Amaretto in my house anymore, but you're video is making me rethink that. I even have the Laird's already, and do like Whiskey Sour-style cocktails as that was something I moved on to early. I'll probably be making one of these in the near future.
Hi, I am an italian bartender based in Berlin. I love your videos. Anyway, nobody in Italy knows that Amaretto you used, I don't know if is cheap or super expensive - I won't google it because I don't care. The Amaretto liquor is Disaronno ;)
Amaretto sour was my cocktail of choice when I first started drinking in my 20s. I definitely burned out on them. Now that I’m in my 40s and my husband likes to make craft cocktails (which I love) I am looking forward to trying your version and seeing if I can rekindle my love for this drink!
Love this recipe Anders. Never would have thought of it myself and personally consider it a definite improvement over morganthaler's from the perspective of it being an Amaretto drink first and foremost. And perfect for fall. Thanks!
Well, you got me again! I didn't care for the versions I have had before but your version got me hooked. I actually tried it with Laird's Applejack as well as BIB whiskey and they both are awesome! Now to get a nice fire going so I can enjoy this sour the best way I know how. Thank you again good sir!
my wife's favorite drink. used to make it with jameson to beef up the abv, have more recently turned to the morgenthaler recipe as inspiration as well. don't sleep on mellow corn in there as well!
One of the only cocktails my dad would drink, so I grew up loving them. Definitely going to give this upscale version a whirl with an amaretto from my local distillery.
Amaretto sour is my absolute favorite drink. I've shared it with all my friends and now many of them love it. I will definitely try this recipe at home, drinks that cooperate brandy is in general very interesting and good tasting.
Amaretto Sour lover here! My friends and I reallyyyy love this cocktail, I would say this is our #1 cocktail hands down. I don't use anything other alcohol than Amaretto tho, I'm eager to try your version ! Also, for the egg white I like to shake it before putting any ingredient, using the string of my strainer that I can take off, to help emulsify the white. A special technique a Mexican bartender taught me once. Cheers !
Keen to try this. I’ve made Morgenthaler’s recipe, but with cognac instead of bourbon and it’s great. Tonight I dug in my in-laws cabinet and found some B&B (Benedictine and Brandy) and used that instead. It was also nice.
I have had certain success using the Morganthaler recipe without egg white, but I have since been using Pfaff’s cocktail foamer for all my sour style cocktails, and it stay true to the spirit of egg white sours. I highly recommend it.
My fav version is morgenthaler’s but with Bardstown bourbon’s new rye whiskey that is finished in toasted cherry barrels. That cherry note with the amaretto is just perfect
I find that the "old school" amaretto sour gets way too sweet, and that the Morgenthaler variation does make up for that, but there are so many good flavour pairings that go well with almond. Apple is definitely one. Apricot, pear, peach, maple, plum, cherry... So many ways to play with and tweak this cocktail.
I love these. I have been drinking them for the last few weeks. My recipe is simple. 8oz can of sprite, medium lemon, and 1.5oz of Disaronno. Fast and tasty with no eggy smell.
🍒 I love the Amaretto sour! Especially with bourbon instead of brandy. And maybe a halved fresh bloody cherry in the shaking tin, for the fun colour. And this is saying that my taste has aged rather well! as a teenager I used to get drunk on redbull+amaretto. Tasted like a bright red cherry Kojack lollypop and did the job😬
Loved the new condensed intro and the goofy energy in this one! I love Morgenthaler's recipe and I just picked up a bottle of Laird's bonded. Making this tonight!
Amaretto sours are the go-to sour cocktail I make for guests who are new to bourbon or cocktails in general, although I do enjoy them from time to time. I'm excited to try the applejack idea! I stick with bourbon generally, but not cask/barrel strength. Just a solid base 80-86 proof bourbon.
One of my top 10 Drinks! My girlfriend and I love the cocktail with a bit of fresh orange juice in it. The orange goes really well with the almondy amaretto. For her its only amaretto, I like it with a bit of monkey shoulder. It gives the drink a honey esk sillage.
Made this (like I make all of your cocktail recipes) for the family tonight. They all loved it! Have to say though, adding at least a half ounce of bourbon really helps this drink
Love the video and the fun idea of mentioning what "cocktail day" it is. I've swapped in Applejack for whiskey sours before but never thought of doing the same in an amaretto sour. I recently switched from Desarona to Luxardo, and this seems like a great opportunity to try it out on. Thanks again, guys, and cheers 🍻
I just got home to Nova Scotia after a visit with a lovely friend in Brooklyn… found this latest video of yours after a walk on the cold beach and made one for myself and my husband. I have a hard time getting a decent apple brandy here (the price of living in paradise!), so I substituted it with something called Granny’s Apple Pie Moonshine - an apple cider/whiskey-based distillation produced by a local small batch distillery. This made it somewhat sweeter than perhaps it should have been, but it was some good! (as they say in the Maritimes 😊). Thanks again to you both… it’s always a pleasure!
the way I make this drink when I'm working is 4cl amaretto 2cl bourbon 3cl lemon 1,5cl simple syrup (with a little msg) egg ofc, but i actually add two dashes of peyshodes in as well before double shaking. I think it makes it a lot better and it also removes some off the eggy smell
Yes! The old amaretto and sour mix was the first cocktail I loved at the dive bar we were young. It was that or rum and coke or beer or tequila shots… I enjoy the improved versions occasionally now and I can’t wait to try yours with apple brandy!
This was my drink of choice when I first started drinking/clubbing. I haven't had an amaretto sour in ages, but now I have to add your version back into my rotation. Thanks for always elevating the staples!
It was one of the cocktails I enjoyed when I first started getting into drinking. I'm going to invest in some Great lakes Apple Brandy next time I'm in Milwaukee, and then I'll try this recipe. Thank you!
I just made this and it is delicious! One caveat tho, is I didn't have apple brandy, all I had was Korbel for Wisconsin Old Fashioned Presses, so i subbed that in. The raisininess of the brandy pairs deliciously!
Wow! I just learned that I've been making Amaretto Sours wrong for years now. I've always made it with Triple Sec instead of Bourbon, probably because it was one of the first cocktails I ever made and I didn't have Bourbon at the time, but my wife and I absolutely love it so I'm not going back now. 😅
Haven’t had amaretto sour. But have had bourbon amaretto sour. 1 oz each bourbon, amaretto, simple syrup, and lemon juice, 2 dashes black walnut bitters, half egg white, garnish with nutmeg.
Fantastic. Can’t wait to try this. Have a bottle of Amaretto that I haven’t touched in years. Same with the apple Brandy. So many bottles I need to find new drinks for. Yeah!!!!
One of my favorite cocktails! Probably just behind a Trinidad Sour. I use Four Roses small batch bourbon in place of the brandy and it’s delightful. Also can’t help but make this in a double. It’s just too good.
Amazing video as always! Will definitely try that recipe. 😃 Fun fact about amaretto tho, although it tastes like almonds is it not necessarily an almond liqueur since it's often made with apricot kernels and sometimes peach and cherry pits.
I did drink Amaretto sours in the 70’s…might have preferred Amaretto slammers…probably an immature approach, and more for effect but tasty nonetheless! 😊 I look forward to trying your recipe! I thoroughly enjoy your content and many of my friends enjoy my application of your content!😂
I make these for my wife, although I never tried with brandy. However, I do put in a few drips of Maraschino liqueur to add some cherry notes and very slight bitterness.
This drink is soo good I recently had one for the first time and I think it will be one of my go to drinks. I will be ordering one from different bars to get an idea as to how it usually tastes like. First one was amazing though.
When I started working at a bar in Chicago I asked the great bartender, Damien, to make me an amaretto sour with di saronna and not the well amaretto and he said I couldn't tell the difference. He set up a blind test with two shots of amarettos and I picked up the first shot, gave it a smell and knew it was the di saronna. Dang if it hasn't become so expensive now so it's a rare treat for me to get a bottle for myself. But at that price I have to encourage myself to use the fresh fruit in my (Martha Stewart's) sour mix recipe. Thanks for bringing back some fond memories!
the reason i love this channel?.....a couple years ago you did the brandy alexander, and now every holiday season that is the go to drink my family says i HAVE to make. we all love it. but i have to limit their consumption else evreyone would be tanked by dinner time lol. im excited to try this sour version though.
Hey Anders, you read my mind. Just last week I checked to see if you had an Amaretto Sour video. I usually use Woodford Reserve, but I am very excited to try your apple Brandy swap. Cheers!
love this revamp of Jeff’s revamp! I heard about Jeff’s about a year ago and loved it as I am a fan of the overproof whisky… and I guess that’s what I enjoyed, the bourbon;)) made it the exact Morgenthaler way with my favourite bourbon, Booker’s. which is around 130 proof making it stand up nicely to all the amaretto and lemon craziness. also, used Lazzaroni amaretto. Your idea with the apple jack is great too and someone in the comments smartly suggested Cognac, good ideas. after trying Jeff’s I was so blown away that the drink was.. drinkable that further experimentation never crossed my mind. but now, thanks to you, further experimentation IS indeed. everything will stay the same but we’ll sub out the whisky/a.brandy/cognac with an almond friendly spirit. I’m thinking a nice Jamaican rum with some good hogo… Smith&Cross definitely goes with almond because orgeat… TO THE BAR
Hi! As an aficionado and a bartender I love your videos 😍 The last pronunciation you said, the Italian one with a "harsh T" is the correct one here, but I get in English sounds a bit awkward. Second of all, actually the word "amaretto" originates from a particular type of cookie really crunchy, kinda dry and which tastes like almond and bitter almond. So the liqueur has very similar tastes. Thanks a lot for your time reading this. ❤
How many of you were drinking Amaretto Sours back in the 70s/80s?
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being born in 95 makes this hard, but love the drink.
My very first sip of alcohol was an amaretto sour, back in the mid 90s. I was nearly 20, and it was delicious! And very sweet, but I like sweet.
😂 I started drink in the 90’s…
More like late 90s/early 2000s, but yes.
I still love an Amaretto Sour, but I'm definitely making it with high quality ingredients and fresh juice when I make them nowadays! I'd say I make one at least once a month.
I've been enjoying amaretto sours for thirty years. I love them.
Such a guilty pleasure cocktail. No one doesn’t like it, but few will order it around their friends! 😂
Sounds about right
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@@mdh1961 how sublime of you to notice. But, no… just a fan. :-) cheers!
@@schelzel - That’s cool. He’s an old friend, and it was so random to see his name here. Cheers as well!
as a bartender, i couldn’t agree more with this!!!
This is fantastic! If you swap the apple brandy for rye whiskey, it cuts the sweetness a little and gives it more body.
Agreed, I've been using a cask strength 4 grain whisky when I don't have bourbon and feel like using something a little too expensive (it's less than an ounce so I don't feel too bad) and it's reeeeally good. I usually use simple instead of demerara syrup, but Anders' video got me wondering if orgeat might work well with this, particularly with the spicy rye. I'll try that the next time I make it.
Exactly what i was thinking…to the bar - wonder if i even have any amaretto stashed away.
Great idea! I like orgeat - now I’m thinking of other combos- orgeat instead of amaretto plus bitters, and trading rye and brandy….or a bit of both.
This is the way. The spice of the rye offsets the sweetness this drink can have with bourbon. It's just fantastic.
Ohh I love it that way too buddy
Morganthler's Amaretto sour was one of the first drinks I discovered on the internet and made at home and thought. 'This is fun, I'm going to keep making drinks at my house!' so it has a special place in my heart.
What a great memory. Happy you're still making drinks at home, and sharing your experience with the rest of us. Cheers!
I'll never forget that, either. I'd been watching Small Screen Network, and somebody mentioned Jeffrey Morgenthaler. I Googled him, and two things stand out to me to this day: his crack at the Amaretto Sour(which was my (now ex-) wife's favourite drink), and his home-brewed ginger beer with Kaffir lime leaves.
His tequila-sherry egg nog recipe is worth a visit at this time of year as well.
This is the best amaretto sour I’ve ever tasted my normal recipe is 45ml amaretto, 15ml bourbon, 30ml fresh lemon, 20ml 1:1 syrup after watching a couples months ago I’m proud to say that I’ve managed to put your cocktail on the menu at the restaurant I work at, it’s a real hit (I’m also using 3years calvados it’s the cheapest “apple brandy” we have) the owner and managers weren’t too happy but after seeing how popular it was he had nothing to complain about, I’ve been following you for almost 2 years as I would have never come as far as I have now thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and spreading the word, you do so much more for people than you’d think, I truly thank you from the bottom of my heart
Amaretto Sour enjoyer here! Going to love trying this version, but my go to that I really enjoy is:
2oz Amaretto
1oz lemon super juice
.25oz simple syrup(rich)
.25oz maraschino
I think the maraschino gives just enough extra flavor and bitterness to take this drink to a different dimension while keeping it low proof.
if you added maraschino then no need for simple syrup.Amaretto is sweet and Maraschino is sweet why add more sugar?
That's just the way I like it. I typically drink pretty dry cocktails, but when I am in the mood for an amaretto sour I am looking for more of a dessert. So if you want less sweet simply leave out the simple😉, also depending on the amaretto you are using it can be more or less sweet.
Some of my frequent favorites is something I call "lime in the coconut" which I am sure has an existing analog but it is just:
2oz rum(over proof, typically)
1oz lime juice
1oz unsweetened coconut water
And bitters if I am feeling it.
And what I like to make as a Gin Oldfashioned:
2oz gin
.25oz lavender syrup
1-2 barspoons Fernet Branca for bitters
1-2 drops Orange blossom water
And express and garnish with lemon peel.
@@Tomlong65both sound wonderful!
@@ti1286 thanks, hope you enjoy trying them. If you have any neat concoctions send them my way!
I make these all the time since my girlfriend loves them. I use Morgenthaler’s recipe except that I prefer Rye to the cask-proof Bourbon. The bar I used to work at also had a version on the menu that was very popular. In my opinion, you have to serve it up and make some hearts with bitters in the foam alongside the cherries.
Amaretto Sour is one of the first cocktails I learned to make! I've loved them ever since.
I am a Amaretto Sour drinker, I have done it with brandy and calvados. They are both really good.
We have been making the amaretto sour you shared 4 years ago any time the mood hits us for something sweet. It's my mother's favorite, and we are required to make a batch of them every Christmas. I have a nephew who turned 21 in the last year and it got back to me that his drink of choice is amaretto sour... so just two days ago I went searching your old videos to send him the link. I can only hope he goes down the rabbit hole and binge watches your channel. He will be the best educated bar tender at college. Thank you for the endless inspiration.
Yo! So i made this but instead of Apple Brandy, I used Cognac and no egg white and it is still amazingly tasty! I gotta say, I think Morgenthaler's Amaretto Sour is definitely in my top 10 favorite drinks!
Always a great day when Anders drops a banger 🔥💪
I started my drinking life on amarettos. Toasted Almonds and Sours. Nice to see the Sour have an upgrade!
Toasted Almond is a forgotten drink. Was my favorite when I was a young thing....
Yes, our family serves amaretto sours at every major family event. Thanks for elevating our experience!
This is my wife's favorite drink. I usually make her the Morgenthaler version, but I have Laird's in the cupboard as well so I'll give it a shot!
Proud amaretto sour drinker! Love the idea of subbing applejack (which I actually have) - can’t wait to try.
I literally just bought an amaretto for the first time, and now my favorite cocktail channel uploads exactly what I needed!
And everything's right in the world - enjoy the weekend. Cheers
Amaretto sours are a tradition in my family around the holidays! Most of my family arent big drinkers, so an easy, sweet amaretto sour is just the ticket!
From an other barman and cocktail enthusiast, lovely content! Fun fact, I'm from Italy and for the Amaretto Sour we use "Disaronno" amaretto liquor, wich is the most common amaretto liquor here: also, it's called "Disaronno" because it was born and still produced in the city of Saronno (in the north of Italy, about 1/2 an hour from Milan) and in italian Disaronno means "From Saronno". I work in a small city wich is pretty close to Saronno, so we have the priviledge to have it produced "around the corner"
Disaronno is common in the US as well, I have a bottle on my shelf!
I very recently got into cocktail mixing for me and my brother in law and subsequently found your channel, but I was disappointed there was no amoretto sour video as its my current favorite drink, today is my lucky day!
Hey Anders! The Amaretto Sour was 100% my drink of choice as a new drinker in my early 20s (this was in the late 2000s). I liked it because I was a kid who didn't like how alcohol tasted, and these tasted like candy. They were easy to order because everyone just poured the Amaretto/Sour Mix version, took two seconds for the bartender to make, and a similar amount of time for me to finish. While I still like them, I don't even have a bottle of Amaretto in my house anymore, but you're video is making me rethink that. I even have the Laird's already, and do like Whiskey Sour-style cocktails as that was something I moved on to early. I'll probably be making one of these in the near future.
Hi, I am an italian bartender based in Berlin. I love your videos. Anyway, nobody in Italy knows that Amaretto you used, I don't know if is cheap or super expensive - I won't google it because I don't care. The Amaretto liquor is Disaronno ;)
Amaretto sour was my cocktail of choice when I first started drinking in my 20s. I definitely burned out on them. Now that I’m in my 40s and my husband likes to make craft cocktails (which I love) I am looking forward to trying your version and seeing if I can rekindle my love for this drink!
Love Amaretto. I usually make a quick Godfather on the rocks, Amaretto and rye whisky.
Love this recipe Anders. Never would have thought of it myself and personally consider it a definite improvement over morganthaler's from the perspective of it being an Amaretto drink first and foremost. And perfect for fall. Thanks!
Well, you got me again! I didn't care for the versions I have had before but your version got me hooked. I actually tried it with Laird's Applejack as well as BIB whiskey and they both are awesome! Now to get a nice fire going so I can enjoy this sour the best way I know how. Thank you again good sir!
Jeffrey morgenthaler's recipe has become one of my favourite cocktails. So I'm very curious how this concoction of yours is gonna taste!
my wife's favorite drink. used to make it with jameson to beef up the abv, have more recently turned to the morgenthaler recipe as inspiration as well.
don't sleep on mellow corn in there as well!
One of the only cocktails my dad would drink, so I grew up loving them. Definitely going to give this upscale version a whirl with an amaretto from my local distillery.
Amaretto sour is my absolute favorite drink. I've shared it with all my friends and now many of them love it. I will definitely try this recipe at home, drinks that cooperate brandy is in general very interesting and good tasting.
Amaretto Sour lover here! My friends and I reallyyyy love this cocktail, I would say this is our #1 cocktail hands down.
I don't use anything other alcohol than Amaretto tho, I'm eager to try your version !
Also, for the egg white I like to shake it before putting any ingredient, using the string of my strainer that I can take off, to help emulsify the white. A special technique a Mexican bartender taught me once.
Cheers !
Keen to try this. I’ve made Morgenthaler’s recipe, but with cognac instead of bourbon and it’s great. Tonight I dug in my in-laws cabinet and found some B&B (Benedictine and Brandy) and used that instead. It was also nice.
I have had certain success using the Morganthaler recipe without egg white, but I have since been using Pfaff’s cocktail foamer for all my sour style cocktails, and it stay true to the spirit of egg white sours. I highly recommend it.
My fav version is morgenthaler’s but with Bardstown bourbon’s new rye whiskey that is finished in toasted cherry barrels. That cherry note with the amaretto is just perfect
Never heard of it. Never had one. But now I will, for sure. Love Amaretto.
I find that the "old school" amaretto sour gets way too sweet, and that the Morgenthaler variation does make up for that, but there are so many good flavour pairings that go well with almond. Apple is definitely one. Apricot, pear, peach, maple, plum, cherry... So many ways to play with and tweak this cocktail.
I love these. I have been drinking them for the last few weeks. My recipe is simple. 8oz can of sprite, medium lemon, and 1.5oz of Disaronno. Fast and tasty with no eggy smell.
🍒 I love the Amaretto sour! Especially with bourbon instead of brandy. And maybe a halved fresh bloody cherry in the shaking tin, for the fun colour.
And this is saying that my taste has aged rather well! as a teenager I used to get drunk on redbull+amaretto. Tasted like a bright red cherry Kojack lollypop and did the job😬
Loved the new condensed intro and the goofy energy in this one! I love Morgenthaler's recipe and I just picked up a bottle of Laird's bonded. Making this tonight!
You're all set. Enjoy the weekend!
man I was waiting for this cocktail for 2 years. I can't wait to try your version ! kisses from Switzerland
Found your channel a few weeks ago,
I’m not really a drinker but I will try this. Sounds like something up my alley
Amaretto sours are the go-to sour cocktail I make for guests who are new to bourbon or cocktails in general, although I do enjoy them from time to time. I'm excited to try the applejack idea! I stick with bourbon generally, but not cask/barrel strength. Just a solid base 80-86 proof bourbon.
One of my top 10 Drinks! My girlfriend and I love the cocktail with a bit of fresh orange juice in it. The orange goes really well with the almondy amaretto. For her its only amaretto, I like it with a bit of monkey shoulder. It gives the drink a honey esk sillage.
Az always comes thru with best soundtracks!
I've never had an amaretto sour, but it sounds nice. I have all the ingredients for a lower proof version of Morgenthaller's recipe, too...
Made this (like I make all of your cocktail recipes) for the family tonight. They all loved it! Have to say though, adding at least a half ounce of bourbon really helps this drink
Love the video and the fun idea of mentioning what "cocktail day" it is. I've swapped in Applejack for whiskey sours before but never thought of doing the same in an amaretto sour. I recently switched from Desarona to Luxardo, and this seems like a great opportunity to try it out on. Thanks again, guys, and cheers 🍻
I just got home to Nova Scotia after a visit with a lovely friend in Brooklyn… found this latest video of yours after a walk on the cold beach and made one for myself and my husband. I have a hard time getting a decent apple brandy here (the price of living in paradise!), so I substituted it with something called Granny’s Apple Pie Moonshine - an apple cider/whiskey-based distillation produced by a local small batch distillery. This made it somewhat sweeter than perhaps it should have been, but it was some good! (as they say in the Maritimes 😊). Thanks again to you both… it’s always a pleasure!
That is a really great drink. The applejack and the amaretto really play well off each other. This one is going in the rotation for sure!
the way I make this drink when I'm working is
4cl amaretto
2cl bourbon
3cl lemon
1,5cl simple syrup (with a little msg)
egg ofc, but i actually add two dashes of peyshodes in as well before double shaking. I think it makes it a lot better and it also removes some off the eggy smell
I love Amaretto, and will often drink it straight after a nice meal. It’s definitely a dessert booze.
It was my fav drink and I am thinking of returning to it upscaled.
Merci beaucoup, Anders !
Oh man I used to drink this in college (in the late 90s and 2000s). These and Midori sours. But this tempts me to revisit that time in my life.
While not an Amaretto Sour drinker myself, my wife is, so I'm looking forward to trying this out. Thanks!
I love amaretto sours. Thanks for sharing this recipe
Nice update to Amaretto sour!
In lack of apple brandy in my bar I’ll try with some cognac tonight.
Always love the history at the start.
Amaretto sours were the first cocktails I started making at home about a year ago. Im excited to give this recipe a try!
Yes! The old amaretto and sour mix was the first cocktail I loved at the dive bar we were young. It was that or rum and coke or beer or tequila shots…
I enjoy the improved versions occasionally now and I can’t wait to try yours with apple brandy!
Not something I will be trying. But as always I absolutely love the content. Your personality is so engaging and an absolute treat for us viewers.
Appreciate the kind words! Cheers
This was my drink of choice when I first started drinking/clubbing. I haven't had an amaretto sour in ages, but now I have to add your version back into my rotation. Thanks for always elevating the staples!
My favorite cocktail by far.
It was one of the cocktails I enjoyed when I first started getting into drinking. I'm going to invest in some Great lakes Apple Brandy next time I'm in Milwaukee, and then I'll try this recipe. Thank you!
This is my favorite drink and I almost always drink it exclusively.
I love amaretto sours! My favorite version so far is made with dark rum. Your version sounds so I'll have to try it out.
I will be making these for my family thanksgiving. my mom hates bourbon cocktails so this will be perfect for them
I just made this and it is delicious! One caveat tho, is I didn't have apple brandy, all I had was Korbel for Wisconsin Old Fashioned Presses, so i subbed that in. The raisininess of the brandy pairs deliciously!
My wife's favorite cocktail... and I'll be whipping up this awesome new version for her to try. Thanks!
I made this with calvados and it tasted amazing!!! Thanks Anders :).
I dint have Amaretto sours very often but when I do I enjoy it quite a bit. I need to try it with apple brandy now.
Wow! I just learned that I've been making Amaretto Sours wrong for years now. I've always made it with Triple Sec instead of Bourbon, probably because it was one of the first cocktails I ever made and I didn't have Bourbon at the time, but my wife and I absolutely love it so I'm not going back now. 😅
That’s how I’ve always had it too! Amaretto, Triple Sec, simple syrup, and Lemon/Lime juice
An AMARETTO lover is here! Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe. Definitely gonna try this.
Haven’t had amaretto sour. But have had bourbon amaretto sour. 1 oz each bourbon, amaretto, simple syrup, and lemon juice, 2 dashes black walnut bitters, half egg white, garnish with nutmeg.
Fantastic. Can’t wait to try this. Have a bottle of Amaretto that I haven’t touched in years. Same with the apple Brandy. So many bottles I need to find new drinks for. Yeah!!!!
Amaretto sour is my favourite drink, thanks for making a video on it❤
The Amaretto Sour was the first cocktail I ever ordered and was what got me into making cocktails, very excited to try this version
Even when I "know" the drink, you always show something new on it, thanks for all the tips! 🙌
I have been drinking amaretto sours for many years. i have to try this recipe!
One of my favorite cocktails! Probably just behind a Trinidad Sour.
I use Four Roses small batch bourbon in place of the brandy and it’s delightful. Also can’t help but make this in a double. It’s just too good.
I fell in love last summer with a riff on the amoretto sour that had abricot in it. I'l surely try your recipe.
Thank you!! Amaretto sour is in my top three. 😀
Amazing video as always! Will definitely try that recipe. 😃 Fun fact about amaretto tho, although it tastes like almonds is it not necessarily an almond liqueur since it's often made with apricot kernels and sometimes peach and cherry pits.
I did drink Amaretto sours in the 70’s…might have preferred Amaretto slammers…probably an immature approach, and more for effect but tasty nonetheless! 😊 I look forward to trying your recipe! I thoroughly enjoy your content and many of my friends enjoy my application of your content!😂
I love that rocks glass so much.
I make these for my wife, although I never tried with brandy. However, I do put in a few drips of Maraschino liqueur to add some cherry notes and very slight bitterness.
This drink is soo good
I recently had one for the first time and I think it will be one of my go to drinks. I will be ordering one from different bars to get an idea as to how it usually tastes like. First one was amazing though.
I agree, you say it right
I sure do love Amaretto sour. And normally I do the Morgenthaler version. And now you gave me a new one to try. Thank you!
Love the idea of the Morgenthaler recipe but will start with your variation.
I enjoy mine with whiskey and really enjoy it but will for sure try the apple branch. Thank you!
Lookin forward to making this. Love amaretto, but never had anything to make with it that wasn't the standard.
So happy this came out on National Amaretto Sour Day! Very timely.
When I started working at a bar in Chicago I asked the great bartender, Damien, to make me an amaretto sour with di saronna and not the well amaretto and he said I couldn't tell the difference. He set up a blind test with two shots of amarettos and I picked up the first shot, gave it a smell and knew it was the di saronna. Dang if it hasn't become so expensive now so it's a rare treat for me to get a bottle for myself. But at that price I have to encourage myself to use the fresh fruit in my (Martha Stewart's) sour mix recipe. Thanks for bringing back some fond memories!
One of my favorite cocktails , not to just drink -- but to serve and then inform the client they are enjoying raw egg white :)
the reason i love this channel?.....a couple years ago you did the brandy alexander, and now every holiday season that is the go to drink my family says i HAVE to make. we all love it. but i have to limit their consumption else evreyone would be tanked by dinner time lol. im excited to try this sour version though.
Hey Anders, you read my mind. Just last week I checked to see if you had an Amaretto Sour video. I usually use Woodford Reserve, but I am very excited to try your apple Brandy swap. Cheers!
love this revamp of Jeff’s revamp! I heard about Jeff’s about a year ago and loved it as I am a fan of the overproof whisky… and I guess that’s what I enjoyed, the bourbon;)) made it the exact Morgenthaler way with my favourite bourbon, Booker’s. which is around 130 proof making it stand up nicely to all the amaretto and lemon craziness. also, used Lazzaroni amaretto. Your idea with the apple jack is great too and someone in the comments smartly suggested Cognac, good ideas. after trying Jeff’s I was so blown away that the drink was.. drinkable that further experimentation never crossed my mind.
but now, thanks to you, further experimentation IS indeed. everything will stay the same but we’ll sub out the whisky/a.brandy/cognac with an almond friendly spirit. I’m thinking a nice Jamaican rum with some good hogo… Smith&Cross definitely goes with almond because orgeat…
TO THE BAR
Hi! As an aficionado and a bartender I love your videos 😍
The last pronunciation you said, the Italian one with a "harsh T" is the correct one here, but I get in English sounds a bit awkward.
Second of all, actually the word "amaretto" originates from a particular type of cookie really crunchy, kinda dry and which tastes like almond and bitter almond. So the liqueur has very similar tastes.
Thanks a lot for your time reading this. ❤
I love amaretto sours! Well, I haven’t met a sour I didn’t love! Cheers!