Godfather
The Godfather is a bar standard outside the IBA list: 3 ingredients, built in the glass and served in a rocks glass. That makes 92 ml in the glass: a small glass.
MethodBuilt in the glass
GlassRocks glass
In the glass92 ml
Strength32.2%
Ingredients
- 60 mlscotch whisky
- 20 mlamaretto
- 0.4 mlAngostura Bitters
Method
- Pour the scotch and amaretto into an ice-filled rocks glass.
- Stir gently.
Garnish: Express orange zest over the drink.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- It leans dry: 1.4 out of 10 of bitterness, 33rd of 186.
- round → sour
- No citrus to wake it up: it arrives round, the 5th least sour of 186.
- light → strong
- In the finished glass, melted ice included, it runs 32.2%: 5th of 186, stronger than 98% of the catalogue.
It is the most bitter of the group around it: 1.4 out of 10.
Five that come close
- SazeracBuilt on brandy and with cognac in place of scotch whisky.
- VesperBuilt on gin and with gin in place of scotch whisky.
- Rusty Nail3 degrees stronger and with Drambuie in place of amaretto.
- Vodka MartiniWith less bitterness in it and built on vodka.
- Old FashionedWith bourbon whiskey in place of scotch whisky and shorter by 30 ml.
Every drink near the Godfather on the map
Recipe source: Difford's Guide · checked on 3 November 2026