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Romantic Disaronno Cocktails - Posted: February 13, 2009

By BoozeMonger

The Disaronno Amaretto is arguably the world’s favorite Italian liqueur. Gifted with a hint of loving flavor, it is one of the most romantic cocktail ingredients with an equally heart-warming story to boot.

According to legend, the Disaronno found its beginnings from the kitchen of a young widow who found romance in the arms of Milanese artist Bernadino Luini during the Renaissance Period. Story has it that Bernadino commissioned the young woman to model for a fresco he was making of the Madonna. After spending months laboring over the work, they fell passionately in love. The woman created the sweet almond liqueur as a sign of her devotion for her newfound lover.
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Selected Amaretto Drinks: TUTTI-FRUITTI - ALMOND JOY (SHOOTER) - B-52 #6 - More Amaretto Drinks

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1. BIT 'O HONEY (6833 views) ****
Excerpt: Mix and pour into shot glasses. (It can be layered.), Submitted by MurphyN478 via America Online

2. BRAIN (8737 views) ***
Excerpt: Shake over ice, then strain into shot glasses., Submitted by Mike Mulligan from Silver Spring, MD

3. BRAIN SHOOTER (6768 views) *****
Excerpt: Mix the Bailey's and Rumple Minze in a shot glass and allow to curdle. Drip the grenedine into the center.

4. FREDDY KRUGER (17766 views) **
Excerpt: Mix equal parts of all three in a chilled shot glass.

5. RED DEATH (15170 views) *****
Excerpt: Mix equal parts of each in a large shot glass.

6. SILVER BULLET 2 (4712 views) ***
Excerpt: Mix together in shot glass

7. SILVER BULLET 3 (4345 views) *****
Excerpt: Mix together in a shot glass.

8. SCREAMING GREEN MONSTER (12760 views) ****
Excerpt: Shake with ice and strain into a shot glass

9. LOBOTOMY (7357 views) ****
Excerpt: Shake with ice and strain into shot glass. Top with champagne

10. UNDERTAKER (8642 views)
Excerpt: Layer in shot glass. From the Jagermeister web page.

11. BLOOD CLOT (8521 views) ***
Excerpt: Drop shot glass of so. co. into lowball glass mixed with 7-up and grenadine. Slam it!!!

12. BOOGER (6251 views) **
Excerpt: AFTER THE FIRST 1/2oz DROP JUST A TINY BIT OF BAILEYS ON TOP.

13. BRAIN HEMMORAGE (5081 views) ****
Excerpt: This is a great drink to serve on Halloween. First, pour the peach schnapps. Then, slowly pour the Irish Creme. Do not mix! The Creme will clump toget...

14. BRAIN HEMORAGE (4066 views) *****
Excerpt: Pour schnapps into a large shot glass (the measurements may be off a bit, you can experiment). Slowly pour irish cream into schnapps so that it basica...

15. BRAIN TUMOR (6769 views) **
Excerpt: pour the peach schnapps into the shot glass, almost to the top. Slowly, and gently layer the baileys in on the side of the glass, to almost full. Add ...

16. D.O.A. (7597 views) ****
Excerpt: Pour liqour in order listed and layer. Serve and shoot

17. TOXIC REFUSE (4263 views)
Excerpt: Shake. Pour over ice. by Maria Nehring and James Oerichbauer.

18. BLACK KNIGHT (2486 views)
Excerpt: Layer Kaluha, Baileys, and Sambuca. Add a teaspoon of Advokat. Put a stopper in the the grenadine bottle and place finger on top to stop liquid esca...

19. BRAIN - BLOODY SHOT (2697 views)
Excerpt: Fill container with peach schnapps. Add Bailey's over the back of a spoon. Add a dash of cherry liqueur in the middle of the shot.

20. BRAIN SHOT (2033 views)
Excerpt: Fill a shot glass half full with Peach Schnapps. Then top shot glass off with Baileys Irish Cream. Note: The Baileys doesn't mix well with the Peach...

21. BRAIN TUMOR (2) (1936 views)
Excerpt: pour 1;/2 ounce of peach schnapps in shot glass, then pour half ounce of the Irish cream directly in the middle of the schnapps, then take an inverted...

22. EMBRYO (4398 views)
Excerpt: - shot glass full of Pepp. Schnapps. Put a straw in the middle, and run a drop of half and half down the straw. It curdles in the schnapps. For adde...

23. FLATLINER (6689 views) ***
Excerpt: Float the ingredients in the above order into a shooter glass, the final effect being a thin red line in the center of a clear drink.

24. GILA MONSTER (3492 views) *
Excerpt: This is a layered shooter. Orange juice on the bottom, then the Jaegermeister and then the Cuervo Gold.

25. LIFE IN HELL (4545 views) *
Excerpt: Layer tabasco and tequila in a large shot glass. Drop in a slice of jalapeno. Top off with everclear. Light on fire. Shoot (blow flame out first) ...

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