Bottega Limoncino Limoncello

Appearance: Translucent pale yellow. Aroma: Crisp, bright, sweet lemon. Very zesty but not at all artificial. Flavour and Texture: Sweet, crisp and almost effervescent lemon. The central flavour is utterly lemon, but there is a degree of unexpected complexity and it has a sherbet-like "zingy" quality. A very pure distillate showing a fruity, fresh profile in spades. Finish: Medium/Long. Sweet, crisp lemon with no trace at all of bitterness or sour flavours and a lingering, oily quality. This is, quite simply, a very well crafted limoncello. Limoncello is a liqueur that requires two simple things in order to excel, but if either is missing or flawed it will be a disaster. The first is top-quality fruit with a sweet, tangy flavour and the second is precise crafting in order to avoid any pith in the maceration (which causes bitterness). Thankfully, this particular limoncello is an exemplar of how to do it right. Recommended. “Very Good” : 85/100 (4 stars)