Italian

My Italian friends have always had a knack for poking fun at their own cultural icons, and Limoncello is no exception. They’d crack jokes about this sunny, sweet-tart liqueur, though I’ve never fully understood why. From my very first sip, I’ve been enchanted

Negroni is a cocktail, made of equal parts gin, usually sweet vermouth, and Campari. Campari being the key ingredient with its distinct, almost medicinal flavour, that is mellowed, but strengthened with the addition of the other two ingredients. Not a weakened flavour by any means. Think of it as 1/3, plus 1/3, plus 1/3, to make that whole, and you’ll never go wrong. My first memories of Campari was of my Danish cousin drinking it mixed with soda water in Copenhagen to settle her stomach and aid in her digestion. Yes, Campari is considered a stomach bitter, a...