Tratto Limoncello Cocktail

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Discerning Drinkers (73 ratings)

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Bourbon whiskey
1 12 oz Pallini Limoncello liqueur
12 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 4/10

Review:

Bourbon laced lemon sherbet – a bittersweet aperitif.

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History:

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

Nutrition:

One serving of Tratto Limoncello Cocktail contains 151 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 2 standard drinks
  • 26% alc./vol. (26° proof)
  • 27.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Pekka Savolainen’s Avatar Pekka Savolainen
28th February at 21:18
Horribly sweet and waste of both bourbon and limoncello.
Elliot Cottrelle’s Avatar Elliot Cottrelle
15th February at 16:55
Best use of limoncello that I could find
Paul Andrew’s Avatar 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’s Avatar 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’s Avatar 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’s Avatar 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’s Avatar 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’s Avatar 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.
Katie Winder’s Avatar Katie Winder
16th December 2021 at 06:39
This is a sweeter cocktail than I usually like, but it's a great use of limoncello. I used homemade limoncello and garnished with a strip of candied lemon peel for a holiday vibe.
Andrei G’s Avatar Andrei G
20th November 2022 at 17:12
I'd suggest a lighter/less sweet limoncello like Dillon's Limoncello to keep the sugar level under control.
Dommie coolvax’s Avatar Dommie coolvax
26th November 2021 at 22:35
Similar lovely bitterness to a negroni, and while listening to Whitney Huston remixes went down a treat