Episode 57: Disaronno

Episode 57 • 18th June 2021 • Liquor and Liqueur Connoisseur • Matt Birchard

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Episode 57 features Disaronno Originale, an Amaretto. The bottle for the tasting is 750mL at 28% ABV, or 56 proof and sells for about $30.

Enjoy this episode with Disaronno neat, on the rocks, or in a favorite cocktail!

Disaronno's official website: https://www.disaronno.com/en

Brief Historical Timeline:

1525 - Bernardino Luini is commissioned to paint a fresco in Saronno, Italy, and his muse, a local innkeeper, gifts him a bottle of bitter almond liqueur she made as thanks
1600s - Italians routinely make homemade liqueurs from local ingredients, and the innkeeper's recipe may have been rediscovered by Giovanni Reina
1900 - Domenico Reina begins commercially producing what we know today as Disaronno in Saronno, Italy. Sold as "Amaretto di Saronno"
1942 - A squared bottle is used
1947 - ILLVA, the parent company of Disaronno is formed, entirely owned by the Reina family
1960s - Disaronno is exported to the USA and finds a receptive market
1971 - The bespoke bottle is created by glass artisans in Murano, Italy
2001 - The name is officially changed to "Disaronno Originale", relegating amaretto to the back label
2009 - A label update is made

Key Cocktails:

Disaronno is great on it's own or on ice, but mixes well. I'd recommend trying this recipe:

Disaronno Sour: