Our recipe is a twist on my Grandma Scalabrino's original Sicilian amaretto recipe. As a daughter of Sicilian immigrants, Grandma learned to adapt to and quickly adopt American culture. The recipe was a part of the Sicilian traditions that her family maintained.
Her children and grandchildren learned from her hard work as she was a loving mother and grandmother who took care of her three children by day and worked the second shift at the Keebler factory as a line supervisor to ensure her children had a bright future. Although she worked tirelessly, she never ceased to give back to her family and community.
We hope you enjoy our family's handcrafted, authentic, Italian American liqueur. We know that this unique family treat will put a smile on your face just as it has many of the privileged guests who joined Grandma in conversation and libation. From our family to yours, Saluti! and Grazie!
Anthony Scalabrino grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and earned his undergraduate degree in Information Technology and commissioned as a Naval Pilot from the United States Naval Academy in 2010.
Anthony spent the first part of his career as a P-3C Orion pilot in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, then spent two and a half years as an Instructor for Naval ROTC Unit North Carolina State University where he received his Master's in Computer Networks and founded Oak City Amaretto. He then spent one year as the officer in charge of Mobile Tactical Operations Center Nine where resigned from the Navy on December 31, 2019 after 9 years and 7 months of loyal and faithful service.
Anthony is extremely passionate about family and is dedicated to serving the community which includes sharing his version of Grandma Scalabrino's Amaretto with your family.
- GO NAVY! -
Miranda Scalabrino is from Mobile, AL, the birthplace of Mardi Gras. She has a BS degree from Auburn University in Molecular, Microbial, and Cell Biology, and a PhD from University of Florida in Medical Sciences: Genetics.
She worked as a neuroscientist at Duke University and then University of California Los Angeles developing therapeutics for inherited blindness using gene therapy. Currently, Miranda is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy.
For Miranda, making food, especially Oak City Amaretto, is an act of love as well as a tasty application of science.
*** Because our amaretto is made with all-natural products there can be a batch-to-batch variance with color and taste, as well as, the occasional sugar particulate. ***
Don't worry, it's still safe to drink and tastes delicious!
