Did u ever hear the story of Amaretto?

Amaretto, one of the most famous Italian liqueur, hides much more then bitter-sweet flavour!

Everything starts in 1527, in Saronna, small town in Lombardia when  Saronno church commissioned artist Bernardino Luini, one of Leonardo da Vinci’s pupils, to paint their sanctuary with frescoes.  As the church was dedicated to the Virgin Mary, Luini needed to depict the Madonna, but was in need of a model. He found his inspiration in a young widowed innkeeper, who became his model and (in most versions) lover. Out of gratitude and affection, the woman wished to give him a gift. Her simple means did not permit much, so she steeped apricot kernels in brandy and presented the resulting concoction to a touched Luini. Read more about amaretto, and fine interesting recipes on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaretto