Guides and tasting notes

Types of Liqueur Explained: What a Liqueur Is and How to Use It

What a liqueur actually is under Australian and European law, the named styles that carry real legal definitions (creme de, creme de cassis, maraschino, sloe gin, nocino, sambuca), the practical families from fruit and citrus peel through herbal, nut, coffee and cream, and which bottle to start with.

Limoncello Explained: Italian and Australian, and How to Serve It

What limoncello is and how it is made, what is actually protected about Sorrento and Amalfi lemons, how the Italian bottles (Luxardo, Limonio, Distilleria Negroni) differ from the Australian ones (Cello, Three Foxes, Canberra Distillery), two Australian bottles that bend the category (Autonomy Bitter Limoncello, 5Nines Gincello), and how to serve it.