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Scotch and amaretto

Glass Rocks
Method Built

Scotch and amaretto — smoky and almondy, somehow it works. Sip it slowly like you're being offered a business proposition.

Ingredients

Method

Pour Scotch and amaretto over ice in a rocks glass. Stir.

Emerged in the 1970s; first recorded recipe in Brian F. Rea's 1976 *Brian's Booze Guide*. Named after Mario Puzo's 1969 novel and Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 film. Per Difford's Guide #864 and Wikipedia. The drink was an IBA Contemporary Classic from 1987 until removal in 2020.

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