I’m always looking for an aperitif or cordial to enjoy the ritual of sipping. Sipping before dinner or sipping with dessert. I have to admit, I miss a good tawny port. The aroma, the flavor. Just a little sumpin’. Honestly, amaretto and coffee liqueurs have never been my thing, but I tried these two flavors from Beckett’s with an open mind.
Their Amaretto definitely conjured up those high school days when I snuck out to go to the local dance bar and ordered an amaretto sour. Yes to notes of toasty almond, but it’s not something I like to sip on its own. So I got creative and mixed a cocktail from Beckett’s website to see if Amaretto could have a place at my home bar. I shook the simple Money Penny cocktail, which included Earl Grey tea, lemon juice and Amaretto. While it was a beautiful-looking cocktail with the aroma and subtle taste of amaretto, the mouthfeel fell a bit short and I craved a bit of sweetness. While I didn’t test it, I think the addition of ½ ounce of simple syrup would balance this cocktail out nicely.
As for the Coffee Liqueur, this was a very nice after-dinner drink, enjoyed straight up in a vintage cordial glass. I could imagine this would also be quite tasty poured over ice cream or an add-on to a serving of bread pudding — yum!
Beckett’s ‘27 Amaretto
Category: Liqueur, aperitif
Place of origin: Santa Monica, California
ABV: 0%
Total sugars: 2 grams per 1.5-ounce serving
Tasting notes: A unique almond flavor and aroma.
Beckett’s ‘27 Coffee Liqueur
Category: Liqueur, aperitif
Place of origin: Santa Monica, California
ABV: 0%
Total sugars: 2 grams per 1.5-ounce serving
Tasting notes: Coffee, of course!
In addition to nonalcoholic spirits, Beckett’s has a line of tonics which are their version of ready-to-drink classic cocktails. Their full product line is distributed throughout the United States.
THE HAPPY TRAVELER: With an education in Interior Design, her career path has led her to fulfill many roles in the field of interior architecture. Now retired, she leverages her design skills towards the curation of vintage travel bars as well as collecting and selling vintage barware. When not in the studio or traveling, she and her husband spend many weekends off-the-grid hiking and experimenting with new cocktails at their cabin in the woods of the North Cascades.
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