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Amaretto, 'the lovers liqueur', was created around 1525 by a beautiful young widow for artist Bernardo Luini, a member of the Leonardo da Vinci school. As his model, she was immortalised in his fresco of the Madonna, which can be seen in a Saronno sanctuary to this day

Ingredients

• 3/4 measure of Amaretto di Saronno
• 1 measure of white rum
• 1 measure of double cream
• 1 1/2 measures of strawberry puree
• 1/3 measure of strawberry syrup

Instructions

Blend briefly with half a glassful of crushed ice.

Garnish: half a caster sugar-dipped strawberry.

Alcohol Content: 1.5 units

Glass Type: Double Cocktail Glass