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Anybody on here drink it. Was introduced to it as an after dinner drink with or without pasta about two years ago. Can't hardly have dinner anymore without a sampling. Have tried about five of the most popular types and have only found what i think is the best in Canada. It is called Rossi Dasiago Lemoncello. Have tried to find it in the states and have been unable to find. None of the other brands even compare. If you know of this type and it is in your area, let me know. I can find a friend in that area or order it somehow. thanks:103631605
 
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Have had it a bunch of times when I traveled through Italy.

They are really big into it there...
 
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Homemade limoncello


Limoncello [limon'tʃɛlːo] is a lemon liqueur produced in Southern Italy, mainly in the region around the Gulf of Naples, the Sorrentine Peninsula and the coast of Amalfi and islands of Procida, Ischia and Capri, but also in Sicily, Sardinia, Menton in France and the Maltese island of Gozo. It is made from lemon rinds, alcohol, water, and sugar. It is bright yellow in color, sweet and lemony, but not sour since it contains no lemon juice.
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[edit] Production

Unlike many other liqueurs, limoncello is easy and inexpensive to produce, requiring only sugar, water, lemon zest, alcohol, and time to mature. Homemade limoncello often has a stronger, more pronounced lemon flavor than brands sold in stores. To do this, pure 96% alcohol must be used and it should be diluted only after extraction, as 40% vodka does not extract all the oil flavors from the peel.
Different varieties of lemon are used to produce different flavors. The variety of lemon used is usually dictated by region, the lemons of Amalfi and Sorrento producing a particularly pleasant limoncello. Various alcohols can be used to give varying flavors. Grappa is sometimes used, as is refined pure alcohol<sup class="noprint Template-Fact">[citation needed]</sup>. A more refined alcohol maximizes the lemon flavor, whereas darker alcohols add complexity. Higher quality sugars used in the infusion process create a sweeter liqueur.

[edit] Serving

Limoncello is traditionally served chilled as an after dinner digestivo. Along the Amalfi Coast, it is usually served in small ceramic glasses themselves often chilled, the Amalfi coast being a center of both ceramic and limoncello production. This tradition has been carried into other parts of Italy.

[edit] Limoncello outside Italy

Limoncello is common in Italy but has only recently become popular in other parts of the world. Restaurants in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand are increasingly offering limoncello on their beverage and dessert menus. It is an increasingly popular ingredient in cocktails, as it imparts a strong lemon flavor without the sourness or bitterness of actual lemon juice.
Limoncello gained a measure of notoriety in America on 29 November, 2006, when actor Danny DeVito appeared on the television show The View apparently still drunk from consuming limoncello the night before with his friend George Clooney. Said DeVito, "I knew it was the last seven limoncellos that was going to get me." [1] On 30 April, 2007, DeVito announced the launch of his own line of limoncello.
More publicity for limoncello was gained when pop singer Avril Lavigne mentioned in numerous interviews in the beginning of [2007] that she not only wrote the song "I Can Do Better" (appearing on her The Best Damn Thing third record) while intoxicated after consuming half a bottle of limoncello, but she also recorded the song drunk. She even mentions the affair in the song's second verse: "I will drink as much limoncello as I can, and I'll do it again and again." [2]

[edit] Similar liqueurs

There are a number of similar liqueurs produced within and outside of Italy. Some are slight variations, some use lemon juice as well, and some use other citrus fruits. These include Limoncino, Limonello, and Limonetta or even Crema di Limoncello which is made with milk, or milk products, to give a creamy texture. Also common is a liqueur made in the same fashion, but using Mandarin oranges, called mandarino; as well as a ginger liqueur called zenzerino.
 

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Every second store in Sorrento sells this stuff, handing out 2 ounce samples on the sidewalk. You walk down the street and get drunk for free.
 

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I keep a bottle of Rossi Dasiago Lemoncello in my freezer. When you have a date over, or a bunch of people for dinner it's awesome to surprise them with a bit of it as not many people have tried it except those who have been through Italy. It's fantastic after a rich filling dinner, settles your stomach and mellows you out.
 

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Lemoncello.

I keep a bottle of Rossi Dasiago Lemoncello in my freezer. When you have a date over, or a bunch of people for dinner it's awesome to surprise them with a bit of it as not many people have tried it except those who have been through Italy. It's fantastic after a rich filling dinner, settles your stomach and mellows you out.
Boy, you lucky devil. Taste's of Lemoncello are a lot like Tequila. There are some good and soon great. Rossi Dasiago is great, smooth taste, no hangover, very lite and not filling. I find if i eat a lot a small glass of Rossi and i'm not longer full and sleep better. I have a friend who comes down from Toronto once a year and brings me a case. The time doesn't come fast enough. It's a shame i haven't found anyone in the states handling that brand and i check in stores whenever i go to a new state which is about every two weeks.:think2:
 

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