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Godfather — Irish whiskey version

Almond · Boozy · Irish whiskey · Spirit-forward · Sweet · Whiskey
Godfather cocktail photograph
Photo: Godfather cocktail.jpg — Stuart Webster from Southampton, England · CC BY 2.0. Resized for display; photo remains under its stated license. Whisky-based Godfather shown; the recipe specifies Irish whiskey.

Blended Irish whiskey and amaretto create this producer’s almond-associated, spirit-led version of the two-ingredient drink.

Named source specification · 1 reference serve.

Glassware

Old-fashioned glass

Technique

Stir

Ice

Fresh cubes unless otherwise stated

Garnish

Orange peel

Preparation effort

Low

Ingredients & measurements

Ingredient mL US fl oz Source measure / qualification
The Busker blended Irish whiskey 50 1.69 50 ml The Busker blended Irish whiskey
Disaronno amaretto 25 0.85 25 ml Disaronno amaretto

Converted equivalents are rounded for display; use one measurement system consistently. Dashes, spoonfuls, fruit counts and unspecified top-ups remain source measures. A blank equivalent does not mean zero.

Scotch Godfather — Difford version

A documented Scotch version, distinct from the producer’s Irish-whiskey table above. The optional bitters belong to this adaptation.

Ingredient mL US fl oz Source measure
blended Scotch whisky 59.15 2 2 ounces blended Scotch whisky
amaretto 19.72 0.67 2/3 ounce amaretto
2 drops Bokers bitters (optional) — — 2 drops Bokers bitters (optional)

Stir with ice, strain over fresh cubes and garnish with expressed orange peel. Variant source.

How to make it

Stir both liquids over ice and serve over a large cube. Express orange peel.

Glass: Old-fashioned glass. Ice: Fresh cubes unless otherwise stated. Garnish: Orange peel.

Flavor & balance

  • Sweet (dominant): Sweeteners, fruit or sweetened modifiers round the attack and add weight; product sugar varies.
  • Boozy (Spirit-Forward) (dominant): Little nonalcoholic lengthening leaves the spirit or fortified ingredients prominent after chilling and dilution.

Assess sweetness, bitterness and tactile drying separately. These flavor expectations are based on recipe structure, not measured tasting scores. Actual products, ice and dilution will change the result.

Preparation & batching

Service complexity: low. Batchability: premix with dilution trial.

  • Measure and label the chosen product specification; chill appropriate glassware.

Finish chilling, dilution and garnish at service. Trial the actual serving method before approving a batch. Workload is an editorial assessment; no labor timing or storage validation is claimed.

Ingredient checks: Amaretto ingredients vary; almond flavor alone does not prove almond content. Check the selected product label. These checks are not a complete allergen declaration for every brand or garnish.

Spirit & ingredient choices

Style Role Evidence level Qualification
S115 — Irish Blended Whiskey base documented Named ingredient fits this style family; confirm the chosen product identity.
S063 — Nut Liqueur supporting documented Named ingredient fits this style family; confirm the chosen product identity.
S124 — Scottish Blended Whisky base documented variant Variant: Scotch Godfather — Difford version. Named ingredient fits this style family; confirm the chosen product identity.
S063 — Nut Liqueur supporting documented variant Variant: Scotch Godfather — Difford version. Named ingredient fits this style family; confirm the chosen product identity.
S082 — Non-potable Bitters seasoning documented variant Variant: Scotch Godfather — Difford version. Named ingredient fits this style family; confirm the chosen product identity.

Recipe notes & variations

The producer specifies blended Irish whiskey. This entry labels that variation explicitly; it does not claim Irish whiskey is the only or original base.

For a Black Flannel variation, change one component at a time and record the selected product, proof, sweetener concentration and dilution. Compare it with this reference before naming or publishing the variation.

Compare: French Connection, Godmother.

Sources & further reading

  • Disaronno — checked 2026-09-18. Recipe identity and published ingredient specification; editorial sensory and workload assessments are not source tasting results.
  • Documented variant source — checked 2026-09-18. Variant: Scotch Godfather — Difford version. Named ingredient fits this style family; confirm the chosen product identity.

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