According to the company, the liqueur is an infusion of apricot kernel oil with "absolute alcohol, burnt sugar, and the pure essence of seventeen selected herbs and fruits".

[3][4] The liqueur is sold in an oblong glass decanter designed by a craftsman from Murano.

Disaronno can be served neat as a liqueur, on the rocks, or as part of a cocktail mixed with other alcoholic beverages, cola, ginger ale, or fruit juice.

It may also be added to hot chocolate and is an ingredient in the Italian variant of an Irish coffee.

[5] Disaronno Velvet, a cream liqueur, was introduced in 2020 (17% ABV, 34 proof).