Thursday, May 18, 2006

Limoncello is a refreshing Italian lemon liqueur, wonderful for summer entertaining.

A Lemoncello cocktail is a lovely way to end the day and transition into a relaxing evening of 'al fresco' dining. Or, sipping a small glass to Lemoncello, at the end of a meal, is a tasty 'digestif.'

The recipe below, using Caravella Limoncello, just screams sweet relief on a hot, summer afternoon!


Caravella Citrus Tea-Ni
2 cups water
2 Madagascar vanilla rooibos tea bags
1 tsp. candied ginger
1/2 oz. Caravella Limoncello
1 oz. orange-flavored rum
Crushed ice

Brew tea using two tea bags and 2 cups boiling water. While hot, pour tea into a container, add ginger. Let infuse for at least one hour. Add rum, limoncello, shake with ice and strain nto a martini glass.

2 comments:

natalie@theliquidmuse.com said...

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The Senator said...

I found a guy, Fulvio, who owns a quaint Italian restaurant in Hollywood, Florida--properly called "Fulvio's"--who makes his own Lemoncello. His is cream-based, using grain alcohol, and tastes like a lemon-milkshake. Two of those and your night is over.

But, damn they are good.