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limoncello lemondrop italiano
This is one of my top selling cocktails of all time, using the Lemondrop format as a canvas incorporating Villa Massa limoncello, honey, and thyme.
I love integrating subtly savory flavors in cocktails whenever I worked in restaurants, and this is a perfect example of leveraging that ethos by using the savory sweetness of honey paired with thyme to connect to the citrus notes of this cocktail.
The restaurant I worked for was an award winning Italian, family-owned spot. The family in question had high standards, and their love for Villa Massa for limoncello was a non-negotiable. Considering its quality of production and use of real Sorrento lemons, it was an easy decision to integrate it into this cocktail.
From day one, it was our top selling cocktail — and it is still on that menu 4 years after I’ve left.
Ingredients
0.5oz | 15ml honey thyme syrup
0.5oz | 15ml Villa Massa Limoncello
1oz | 30ml fresh lemon juice
1.5oz | 45ml vodka
Cocktail Directions
Combine all ingredients into a shaker tin, add ice, shake vigorously, and double strain into a chilled coupe or Nick & Nora. Garnish with a sprig of thyme.
