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Lemon Meringue Pie'tini

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (103)
Lemon Meringue Pie'tini image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 fl oz Pallini Limoncello liqueur
1 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
1 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
2 fl oz Whipping cream
1⁄2 fl oz Licor 43 Original liqueur

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Apply pie rim by wiping the outside edge of glass rim with 50:50 mix of cream and sugar syrup, then dip into crunched up Graham Cracker or digestive biscuits.

Method

  1. SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN strain into chilled and rimmed glass.
  3. DRY SHAKE (without ice) cream and liqueur to mix and whip.
  4. FLOAT cream & liqueur mix by pouring over back of spoon.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Lemon Meringue Pie'tini contains 269 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 0.7 standard drinks
  • 5.55% alc./vol. (11.1° proof)
  • 9.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Whipping cream — Dairy

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Created by Michael Waterhouse at Dylan Prime in Manhattan, New York City.

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Review

Rich and syrupy base sipped through a vanilla cream topping.

Cocktail of the day:

23rd January 2026 is National Pie Day

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Comments & Discussion

Anne-Marie Bouthillette
My cream topping curdled when I poured it on top of the first layer - anyone else? I did take a couple of sips, and it was tasty, but hesitated to drink the rest lol
score: 1
Melissa Travels Amok Premium Member
This tastes like a slice of lemon cream pie or lemon refrigerator pie, and it is PHENOMENAL.
score: 2
Jonathan Brooks-Jones Premium Member
I like this as a sour with egg white / aquafaba, and swap the simple for speculoos syrup for a ‘biscoff base’ vibe that provides a bit of intrigue against the bright lemon.
score: 0
Martin Mangold
Swapped in Galliano as I didn't have Licor 43 – was pleasantly surprised with the result!
score: 1
Florian Berry
Amazing cocktail. Very rich, sweet, Tart and creamy. Hint of vanilla balances it nicely.
Swapped 15ml simple to cinnamon syrup to spice and add a bit of a Sablé taste. Recommended !
score: 1
Katherine Gelat
Make your own Limoncello and reduce the simple syrup to 1/2 ounce - very yummy!
score: 0
Thomas Faherty
I added 0.5 oz of rum with a note a Creme Brule in it to this and it fit in very well. Great drink!
score: 0
John Hinojos Premium Member
Outstanding for after dinner. It is very sweet to me, but that can be the Limoncello we were using. It does taste like a piece of lemon pie. Much better than a piece of pastry.
score: 4
Hunter Randt
I didn't have the Licor 43 so instead I added a few drops of vanilla extract turned out wonderful, so far my favorite limoncello drink!
score: 8
Anne Cunningham
Not as sweet as I’d expected, which was good - a nice contrast between the creamy topping and the tart lemon base. Very pleasant, if a little bland.
score: 2

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$1.80 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 12.5 cocktails.
Shipping and applicable tax calculated at checkout.


Orders are processed by a licensed Fulproof retailer. The buy now button is added simply for convenience.

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* May not include all ingredients. Price per cocktail is an estimate based on cost of one cocktail with ingredients shown above and does not include shipping.

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