Lemoncello

Key Botanicals:

• Lemons

Tasting Notes

• Lemon sherbet

Sweet and zesty

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Most Limoncello drinks are made from a base neutral spirit or a vodka. Our Lemoncello (spelt incorrectly to some – lets face it, we are Australian!) is made from a base gin. It’s the same base gin we use for our Strawberry and Mandalicious.

Another worthy note is that while most Limoncello is around the 24% ABV, our Lemoncello is at 30%ABV. It’s a preference thing – I prefer the taste at 30% . I think a Lemoncello at 24% gets very underwhelming when the ice starts to melt. Similarly, if you are mixing it with soda or similar, you don’t need as much volume - so the

bottle lasts longer

The summer of 2025 has very much been the summer of Lemoncello!

Lemoncello Spritz probably the most popular drink.

So what is my favourite way to drink Lemoncello – of course it will be poured straight over a big block of ice after I have had a delicious pasta dinner.

Ron on the other hand prefers the Lemoncello poured over rich vanilla icecream

As a G&T – why not

45ml Mallee Spirit Lemoncello

90ml Tonic

Pour in a glass with ice and garnish with a fresh lemon slice

So what is a Lemoncello Spritz?

45ml Mallee Spirit Lemoncello

90ml Prosecco (anything from King Valley, Victoria)

30ml Soda to top

So many recipes all have varying quantities so play around and see what you like.

As a rule of thumb it is 1 part soda, 2 part Limoncello and 3 part Prosecco. But as our Lemoncello is that bit stronger, I vary the ratio a bit.

Build the drink carefully in a spritz glass with ice and garnish with either lemon or orange slice

Lemoncello Sunrise

45 ml Mallee Spirit Lemoncello

120ml fresh squeezed orange juice

Splash of Grenadine

Pour Grenadine into a tall glass, add ice cubes then Lemoncello and orange juice. If you do this slowly you will get a nice layering effect

Garnish with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry

One of the most popular cocktails we get asked to make with Lemoncello is a “Mallee Nymph”

Mallee Nymph

Just a play on a “white lady”

45ml Mallee Spirit Myrtle Gin

45ml Mallee Spirit Lemoncello

30ml lemon juice

30ml simple syrup

1/2 an egg white - now if you are lucky enough to have your own chooks - you know that nothing (other than a Kitchen Aid Mixer) will allow you to select half and egg white.

That’s when you pretend you have friends and double the quantity - OR use a few drops of Wonderfoam (available on line from Only Bitters) or Aquafaba (available online from Aquafab). See my blog on cocktail foamers for more information!

Place all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice

Shake like crazy Strain into a beaker, discard the ice and then return to the cocktail shaker and shake like crazy again

Strain into a sweet little glass and garnish with a few twists of lemon rind

I cant take credit for this one but its delicious

Lemoncello Icecream Float

1 scoop (approx. 60 g) vanilla or lemon ice cream

30 ml Limoncello liqueur

150 ml chilled Prosecco

Lemon slices, for garnish

Chill some wine glasses. This will keep your float colder and prevents melting. Portion a large scoop of vanilla or lemon ice cream into each glass. Try not to press it down so the prosecco bubbles have room to rise around it. Carefully drizzle measured Lemoncello over the ice cream letting it pool and soak slightly. This infuses every bite with a fragrant citrus kick.

Slowly pour prosecco into the glass until it is three quarters full letting the bubbles fizz and combine with the ice cream. The ice cream will float and froth just right.

Place a thin lemon slice on top of each float and offer a small spoon alongside for scooping. Serve immediately while everything is icy and sparkling.