A blunt, after-dinner duo: smoky blended Scotch leans against the sweet, apricot-pit warmth of amaretto, built over ice and stirred just enough to marry. Equal measures keep it rich and nutty without sliding into syrup, the smoke lingering beneath the almond as the ice softens it — two ingredients, no citrus, no apology.
Stirred · Rocks · On the Rocks
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Add the Scotch whisky and amaretto to a rocks glass filled with ice cubes.
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Stir gently to combine and chill.
No one is on record as its inventor; the drink surfaced in the 1970s, as Italian amaretto was arriving in America and Coppola's 1972 film was drawing crowds, and the story most often told — one Disaronno has gladly promoted — links it to Marlon Brando. It was already in print by 1976, in a booze guide by Brian Rea. The IBA kept it among its Contemporary Classics from 1986 until removing it in 2020, and it has spawned a small family that includes the Godmother, the French Connection and the Godchild.