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Amarula – the world famous sweet African cream liqueur. The drink is made from marula fruit juice. These exotic yellow oval fruits look like apricots, and taste a bit like plums, oranges and nuts at the same time, but with milky undertones. Their white, fleshy flesh is high in vitamin C, sugar, and protein.
The taste of the liquor is slightly similar to the taste of Baileys, caramel-milk notes are felt, which will appeal to lovers of drinks rich in sweetness.
Types of Amarula liqueur
In the circles of connoisseurs of liqueurs, bartenders and sommeliers, they know about 2 variants of the drink:
Amarula Gold – 30% ABV liqueur, aromatic with vibrantly fruity, intriguingly spicy notes and an unusually smooth texture, it was created for the company’s 25th birthday so that fans of natural sweet spirits can enjoy the pure taste of Amarula Gold, chilled with ice or complemented by others suitable components.
Amarula Marula Fruit Cream – a classic cream liqueur with a strength of 17%, this digestif is more recognizable and well known.
The legend of the drink Amarula
In hot shrouds with unusual and peculiar herbs, shrubs and mysterious trees, where rhinoceroses, giraffes, zebras, cheetahs, lions, elephants feel like the masters of nature, the wonderful marula tree grows. It is the center of a specific local ecosystem in South Africa, the only way for some animal species and tribes to survive for several millennia.
All parts of the tree are useful for satisfying one or another need: paint is made from the bark, inhabitants of shrouds hide from the scorching sun in the shade of the crown, oil is pressed from fruit seeds, both people and animals eat the pulp with pleasure, quench their thirst with juice, and Africans prepare a tea-like drink from the dried fruit peel.
Healers cured many diseases with the help of marula raw materials, predicted the sex of the unborn child after drinking decoctions from the bark. And the fruits of marula are considered a source of male power.
When the air was filled with the aroma of ripened fruits, elephants came to the marulas emitting a heady smell to share with a person the joy of eating juicy ripe fruits, and to strengthen their strength during the mating season. Soon, many tribes believed in the sacredness of the tree and began to hold a wedding ceremony under its dense crown.
In the 80s, Southern Liqueur Co experimentally created a clear drink based on marula juice. Fruits for the production of liquor are harvested by hand, not a single green or damaged fruit gets into the basket, the highest quality and customer care distinguish the brand from other drinks. Initially, alcohol was very different from the current one. Having brought the exposure to the desired state, mixing the distillate from raw materials with fresh juice and cream, the creators achieved the result: the drink acquired a unique and rich thick sweet taste.
Interesting facts about the drink
This digestif ranks 2nd in the world among cream liqueurs in terms of sales.
Amarula has been produced since September 1989 in Kenya at the plant of Southern Liqueur Co.
Liquor is exported to 100 countries of the world.
Alcohol from the hot continent is especially popular in Canada, Brazil, Germany, Angola.
Internationally, Amarula has won many awards in various competitions and competitions.
More than 60000 Africans handpick the fruits for the production of the drink, thus earning a living.
From one Marula tree, 500-2000 kg of fruit can be harvested per year.
The marula tree is not amenable to selection, it chooses its own place of growth. If the soil is not suitable for marula, it will be able to take root, but will not bear fruit.
On August 1, 2004, the manufacturer launched the AERP scientific program in the field of research and conservation of elephants. The elephant is the symbol of the brand on the labels of branded bottles of Amarula. Animals love sweet fruits, which serve as the basis for making cream liqueur.
Composition and preparation method of Amarula
The liqueur is made without added sugar. The taste of the digestif is based on the natural sweetness of the fruit.
List of ingredients
Selected, ripened marula fruits.
Fresh juice from the pulp of marula fruit.
Heavy cream.
Method of preparation
Fruits are poured into stone tanks.
With the help of rotating sharp blades, the peel and bones are separated from the pulp.
Next, the pulp ferments and goes through the fermentation process.
Strained drink is distilled 2 times through a copper boiler.
The resulting alcohol is mixed with marula extract.
The mixture is aged in oak barrels for 2 years.
Then cream is added to the liquid.
Ready liquor is poured into branded bottles.
How and with what to drink Amarula + cocktail recipes
Those who are very fond of sweets will like pure liquor. Amarula coffee or ice cream is a good dessert option. But most often cocktails are prepared with an African digestif. Here are some recipes:
Kilimanjaro
This refreshing drink is very popular in Africa. Mint and caramel notes give strength and vigor.
List of ingredients
Amarula liqueur – 25 ml
Mint liqueur – 25 ml
Vanilla ice cream – 125 ml
Method of preparation
Pour all ingredients into a shaker container.
Whisk the mixture thoroughly.
Pour the cocktail into a Collins or highball glass.
White elephant
This cocktail is especially popular at parties and night discos. The taste plays with fruity and caramel-creamy notes.
List of ingredients
Amarula – 50 ml
Orange liqueur – 30 ml
Peach juice – 100 ml
Method of preparation
Pour all ingredients into a shaker.
Shake thoroughly.
Pour the finished cocktail into a glass.
Sunset in Safari
This cocktail is quite light with a pleasant taste.
List of ingredients
Amarula – 60 ml
Chocolate syrup – 60 ml
Pineapple juice – 30 ml
Method of preparation
Pour all ingredients into a shaker.
Shake the mixture thoroughly.
Pour the cocktail into a cocktail glass or an old fashion glass.
Chocolate Nirvana
This cocktail is drunk chilled. He’s strong enough.
List of ingredients
Amarula liqueur – 30 ml
Chocolate liqueur – 30 ml
Vodka – 30 ml
Ice cream ice cream – 100 g
Grated black and white chocolate – 1 tbsp. l.
Light rum – 30 ml
Method of preparation
Pour Amarula, chocolate liqueur and vodka into a shaker or blender container.
Add ice cream to the mixture.
Everything is thoroughly beaten.
Pour the mixture into a collins or highball glass.
Decorate the cocktail with grated black and white chocolate.
Rum is added on top.
Relevance: 20.09.2017
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