Toasted Almond
ClassicAmaretto and coffee, softened in cream.
NuttyCreamyDessertAfter Dinner
3 minEasyLight
Smooth and nutty. Almond and roasted coffee poured over ice and rounded in cream — gentle, sweet, and easy, like dessert you can sip.
Ingredients
- 1 oz Amaretto
- 1 oz Coffee Liqueur
- 1 oz Heavy Cream
- Grated nutmeg · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Fill a rocks glass with ice.
- 2
Add the amaretto, coffee liqueur, and cream.
- 3
Stir gently until chilled and combined.
- 4
Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.
The Story
A creamy staple of the 1970s cocktail lounge, the Toasted Almond takes the coffee-and-cream template of a Sombrero and folds in amaretto for a marzipan sweetness. Add vodka and it becomes a Roasted Toasted Almond — but on the rocks, unhurried, this is the after-dinner original.
Glass · Rocks glassGarnish · Grated nutmeg
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