Lemon Meringue Pie'tini

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Discerning Drinkers (81 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 oz Pallini Limoncello liqueur
1 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
2 oz Single cream/half-and-half
12 oz Licor 43 Original liqueur
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

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

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Single cream/half-and-half - Dairy

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 5/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 4/10
Cocktail of the day:

23rd January 2025 is National Pie Day

Review:

Rich and syrupy base sipped through a vanilla cream topping.

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History:

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

Nutrition:

One serving of Lemon Meringue Pie'tini contains 269 calories

Alcohol content:

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

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11 hours ago
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.
Martin Mangold’s Avatar Martin Mangold
19th April at 08:32
Swapped in Galliano as I didn't have Licor 43 – was pleasantly surprised with the result!
23rd January 2024 at 20:37
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 !
Katherine Gelat’s Avatar Katherine Gelat
6th December 2023 at 01:10
Make your own Limoncello and reduce the simple syrup to 1/2 ounce - very yummy!
18th November 2023 at 01:51
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!
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
17th August 2022 at 02:15
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.
17th July 2022 at 06:18
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!
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21st October 2021 at 15:31
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.
10th July 2021 at 03:04
I was worried this would be too sweet with the generous addition of the simple syrup, but it was perfect. Used a Meyer lemon and it was amazing - clean, tart, with just enough cream to evoke meringue. Not too heavy to be a summer drink if one is careful to chill the glass.
17th May 2021 at 08:30
this is delicious