Glass:

Photographed in an UB 1910 Old Fashioned 10.5oz

Prepare:

1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

How to make:

3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish:

5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Review:

Almond-flavoured vodka served over ice. Hard not to like but lacks depth of flavour.

Variant:

Godfather (Scotch whisky and amaretto); Godchild (brandy and amaretto); The Boss (bourbon and amaretto)

History:

This 1970s cocktail is a vodka-based sibling of the better-known Scotch whisky-based Godfather. Both cocktails, along with the similar brandy-based French Connection, appear in Brian F. Rea's 1976 Brian's Booze Guide.

Nutrition:

One serving of Godmother contains 203 calories

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Fruity Godchild

A riff on a Godfather that's spirituous and delicately sweet almond with faint cherry fruit followed by a surprisingly dry finish

The Boss

Amaretto brilliantly enriches bourbon. I tried adding a couple of dashes of bitters but found myself preferring the simplicity of just the two ingredients