LIMONCELLO LEMON LIQUEUR
I first discovered Limoncello whilst in Italy as a young adult. At 18 or 19 I was in Italy with my college wind symphony for an international band festival. We were billeted with local families in the Besana e Brianza area (Northern Italy, near Milan). Amongst my vivid memories are many gastronomical delights.
Limoncello - did I meet you at a bar or at a house? Or was it after a friend had purchased a bottle, which we passed around and chugged after hopping the fence of a gated park at night? Now that we have met, I enjoy you as an aperitif or in a cocktail. My favorite limoncello cocktail is from Luciano's restaurant - featuring champagne and the lemon liquer.
I recall an Italian man describing how his family makes limoncello. Lemon rinds and sugar are mixed with alcohol and left to meld in a bottle. That's all. It is tart, tangy and sweet all at once.
1 comment:
mmm... sounds yummy!
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