Pallini Limoncello Cocktail Competition 2025
Words by Simon Difford
The 2025 Winning Recipes!
In conjunction with Pallini, the world's leading limoncello, we invited professional bartenders and home cocktail makers alike to enter cocktail recipes into our competition. Many thanks to the over 100 bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts who entered cocktails in this zesty competition, and congratulations to the winners, who will receive cash prizes.
The rules stipulated that recipes must contain a minimum of 15ml (½oz) of Pallini Limoncello, but most recipes, including the winners below, used at least twice that. Limoncello is a vibrantly flavoured liqueur, but this competition proved that even when generously poured, it can combine harmoniously with subtly flavoured ingredients.
Winners
Winning professional bartender:
Dimitrios Demertzis, Bar Montez, Munich, Germany.
with El Zapata
Winning cocktail enthusiast:
Gareth Hives
with Amalfi's Pal
Runner-up professional bartender:
Jessi Pollak, Spoon and Stable, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
with Amalfi Sour
Runner-up cocktail enthusiast:
Tyler Marlowe
with Paradiso
See all entries the Pallini Limoncello Cocktail Competition
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