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Yossi Burg’s Avatar Yossi Burg
13th June at 09:19
Goldilocks moment- balanced perfectly with Luxardo Bitter, Luxardo Limoncello and blood oranges picked from home. Not too sour, not too sweet- just right.
Egg McKenzie’s Avatar Egg McKenzie
1st March at 21:20
i upped the campari and bllooood orange for a more bitter experience and it was better
Avery Garnett’s Avatar Avery Garnett
17th November 2024 at 20:07
Whilst the taste is overwhelmingly that of campari, I think the quality of the drink hinges on the limoncello. I used the dregs of a not-so-good one and it was fairly flat outside of the campari flavours. I imagine with a good limoncello this would be a good drink rather than a pretty okay one.
Peter McCarthy’s Avatar Peter McCarthy
19th October 2024 at 19:06
I wonder if the Limoncello brand is what's making the sweetness vary so much for everyone?! (It is also using 2 liqueurs and a fruit juice, though, so you're bound to have a decent amount of sugar...) I made this with Campari, Pallini, and fresh blood orange and it feels like a good balance of bittersweet. Sweet at first, then Campari herbal orange bitterness, which then fades and mellows out to a nice mild bittersweetness with subtle lemon and blood orange leaving you wanting another sip.
Steve Erwood-Heijselaar’s Avatar Steve Erwood-Heijselaar
15th March 2024 at 15:35
What a fascinating drink! Some find it too bitter, some find it too sweet ... it's the Marmite of the cocktail world, it seems. For myself, this just got upgraded from a 4.5 last time round (when it was blood orange season) to a 5 this time. Maybe it's the quality and characteristics of the blood orange juice that ultimately makes the difference?
Peter McCarthy’s Avatar Peter McCarthy
19th October 2024 at 18:24
I'm curious if you're referring to using possibly better quality blood oranges or if you used a different brand of bottled juice.
Paul Wilson’s Avatar Paul Wilson
4th March 2023 at 04:59
very sweet, may add sum lemon juice next time
BETHANY GARNER’s Avatar BETHANY GARNER
10th February 2022 at 01:22
I opted for Select instead of Campari and was happy with this citrus forward, slightly bitter, easy drinking cocktail.
Egg McKenzie’s Avatar Egg McKenzie
29th January 2023 at 19:28
ok yes good suggestion i'll try that ANOTHER TIME thank you
Richard Christmas’ Avatar Richard Christmas
7th February 2022 at 18:21
A little too sweet for me, but the addition of a couple of oz. of tonic water makes it very pleasant indeed.
Braden Pendlebury’s Avatar Braden Pendlebury
20th December 2021 at 01:09
Great use of Limoncello. The tartness of the limoncello is nicely balanced by the bitterness of the Campari.
Luca Viviani’s Avatar Luca Viviani
5th September 2021 at 18:31
It seems to me that Limoncello's sweetness and flavour take the whole scene in this cocktail. After trying it in the 1:1:1 proportions as proposed, unlike Angela below I preferred to cut down Limoncello a bit, and I liked it better that way.
Angela Sims’ Avatar Angela Sims
20th May 2021 at 02:33
Simply unique and delish! (I did cut the campari to 1/2 oz, though)
Matt B’s Avatar Matt B
5th November 2023 at 18:44
A bit more bitter than I would like too, perhaps next time it would be better to sub the 1oz Campari with Aperol.