4ounce(½ cup) sparkling wine(such as prosecco), sparkling water or club soda, or to taste
Lemon or lime wheels and mint sprigsto garnish
Instructions
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the lime juice, limoncello, and simple syrup. Shake until the drink is cold, and the outside of the shaker is beaded with condensation.
Pour into two cups or glasses of your choice, dividing it evenly. Add the sparkling wine or water. Garnish with the mint sprigs and citrus wheels.
Notes
Named from the Italian word for lemon, “limone”, limoncello is a popular Italian liqueur, made with a neutral liquor (a grain alcohol, usually vodka), sugar and lemon zest. It’s intensely lemony and also quite sweet, with a bit of tartness. Because there is no lemon juice in it, it’s more lemon flavored from the zest, without the sharp tartness of the juice. Plus, there’s the sugar, so all in all this is a fairly sweet liqueur. It is often drunk straight up as a digestif or digestive after a meal, though it can also be sipped as an aperitif, or any time you are in cocktail mode.