Toasted Almond Shot
Amaretto, coffee liqueur, and Irish cream shaken into a chilled shot - the Baileys version of the classic Toasted Almond, its almond-and-coffee flavour in shooter form.
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The Toasted Almond Shot compresses the classic Toasted Almond cocktail into a single serving. The full drink pairs amaretto's sweet, marzipan-like almond flavour with coffee liqueur and cream - a combination whose roasted, nutty character gives the drink its name. The shot uses Irish cream in place of the plain cream, a documented variation sometimes called the Baileys Toasted Almond, which keeps the dairy richness while adding the whiskey note of the Irish cream. Amaretto reached American bars in commercial quantity from the early 1970s as Italian producers found its sweet almond profile suited American tastes, and Kahlua had established coffee liqueur as a mainstream bar ingredient well before that, so the pairing was a natural one. Served shaken and strained, the shot delivers the same almond-coffee-cream profile as the cocktail in a single, more concentrated pour.
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