Limoncello

This Italian classic becomes even better when made with our natural Charles Ingvar Limoncello.

Ingredients

• 6cl C.I. Limoncello
• 9cl Dry sparkling wine
• 3cl Sparkling water

Method
Fill a large wine glass with ice. Pour in the Sparkling Wine first, then the Limoncello, then the sparkling water — in that order, so nothing fizzes over the rim. One gentle stir. Done. Garnish with a slice of lemon and a few basil leaves, if you've got them.

Top Tip
Pre-cool everything to 4–6°C before you start — Limoncello, sparkling wine, sparkling water, even the glass if you can. And go for an extra dry sparkling wine: less sugar in the wine means the lemon actually gets to lead.

This Sicilian-meets-London classic gets a proper twist with our Charles Ingvar Limoncello and Gin working together.

Ingredients

• 3cl C.I. Limoncello
• 3cl C.I. Gin
• 1cl Ginger simple syrup
• 3cl Fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 egg white

Method
Dry shake all ingredients without ice for 10–15 seconds to build the foam. Add ice and shake again to chill and dilute. Double strain into a lowball glass filled with fresh ice. Finish with a few dashes of cocktail bitters on top of the foam — drag a toothpick through them if you want a bit of pattern.

Top Tip
The dry shake is what makes or breaks the foam — don't skip it, and don't rush it. If you're making a batch without eggs on hand, aquafaba (the liquid from a can of chickpeas) works as a 1:1 swap and foams up just as well.

A radler with better manners — Limoncello and lemon juice standing in for the usual bottled lemonade, so it actually tastes like lemon instead of "lemon"-flavoured syrup.

Ingredients

• 3cl Limoncello
• 3cl Fresh lemon juice
• 10cl Light lager
• 6cl Sparkling water

Method
Build directly in the glass over ice — no shaking, this one's all about keeping the fizz. Pour in the Limoncello and lemon juice first, then top slowly with the lager and sparkling water. One light stir, just enough to combine, not enough to flatten it.

Serving & Garnish
Serve in a large coupe beer glass or wine glass. Garnish with a sprig of lemon balm and a slice of lemon.

Top Tip
Pick a light, crisp lager — nothing too bitter or malty, or it'll fight the lemon instead of lifting it. And build it right before serving; this one doesn't hold its fizz if it sits around.

Limoncello steps in for the usual triple sec here, and mezcal's smoke plays surprisingly well against the lemon — less "beach margarita," more "last drink of the night at a good bar."

Ingredients

• 3cl Limoncello
• 3cl Fresh lemon juice
• 3cl Mezcal

Method
Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake hard for 10–15 seconds until well chilled. Strain into a salt-rimmed low coupe or rocks glass, over fresh ice.

Serving & Garnish
Rim half the glass with salt before pouring — run a lemon wedge around the outer half of the rim, then dip in salt, so drinkers can choose how much salt they get per sip. Garnish with a lemon wheel or twist.

Top Tip
Use a mezcal on the smokier side — it needs to hold its own against the lemon rather than disappear into it. If it's too much smoke for your taste, cut the mezcal to 2cl and bring the Limoncello up to 4cl.