If Danny DeVito’s limoncello can convince even George Clooney, who has probably had plenty of the native version on his visits to his Lake Como villa, then we’re disposed to think well of this Italo-American adaptation of national Italian taste.
Limoncello is traditionally an after-dinner drink made of lemons, sugar and alcohol, served ice cold.
At varying levels of sweetness or tartness, and creaminess, it is purported to have digestive properties after dinner.
I often think though, that this tradition of an “amaro” after dinner “digestivo” is often an excuse for a little something alcoholic when the wine is already finished.
After all, watch DeVito in this video to see what can happen after seven limoncellos at dinner.
It’s a long way from his lemonade stall as a kid, but he looks like he’s having fun.