Name: Tratto Limoncello Cocktail
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Bourbon whiskey; 40 ml Limoncello liqueur; 20 ml Dry vermouth; 1 dash Orange bitters; 1 dash Aromatic bitters

Tratto Limoncello Cocktail
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Glass:

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
1 ¹⁄₃ fl oz	Pallini Limoncello liqueur
²⁄₃ fl oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth chilled
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish:

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A bittersweet bourbon-laced, lemon sherbet aperitif. This cocktail is arguably more delicious when shaken and strained into a chilled coupe.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Cynthia Tran, Beverage Director at Tratto Restaurant in San Francisco, California.

Nutrition:

One serving of Tratto Limoncello Cocktail contains 153 calories

Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
25.7% alc./vol. (51.4° proof)
27.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Samuel Howles-Banerji

9th March at 05:19

It was a bit too sweet. We added some lemon juice and shook it, which was a big improvement.

Francisco Carvalho

15th February at 20:41

Quite a Nice, sweet, cocktail. Nonetheless, I do think that a 40 ml of Limoncello against a 20 ml of Dry Vermouth version makes it more balanced.

Pekka Savolainen

28th February 2025 at 21:18

Horribly sweet and waste of both bourbon and limoncello.

Elliot Cottrelle

15th February 2025 at 16:55

Best use of limoncello that I could find

Paul Andrew

1st August 2024 at 20:30

Strange cocktail. Like old fashioned with tequila. Strange but pretty good, like swarm on sunny day. Hmmmm.

K G

13th June 2024 at 17:22

Too much limoncello. Using Villa Massa. Dropped the limoncello and upped the Noilly Prat dry for a better result. WT Rye 101 better than Maker's bourbon.

Dave Smith

5th August 2023 at 04:45

James idea of rye was great (I was out of bourbon). Still a very sweet cocktail but tastes good.

James Miller

4th August 2023 at 21:28

Very nice. I think I might try with a Rye next time to cut some of the sweetness and give it a kick. Agree with the comments below about the extra bitters. Also, used homemade 100proof vodka Limoncello, will try next time with my 190 proff version.

Laurie Cavanaugh

24th May 2023 at 01:37

I know this drink is categorized as an aperitif, but it’s currently my favorite nightcap. Somehow I don’t have dry vermouth on hand, so have been using Noilly Prat Rouge in this drink and going heavy on the dashes of the two bitters.

Andrei G

20th November 2022 at 17:13

When used with a less sweet limoncello, like Dillon's, this is a great alternative to a Mimosa for Sunday brunch.

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