The blood oranges are picked in the late afternoon and delivered the next morning where they are washed, peeled and macerated with natural grain spirits. No artificial color, flavors or chemical additives are used in production. Infusion and production is in small batches to insure quality.
Sogno di Sorrento has a cloudy yellow color with a green tinge. Makes me wonder if there isn’t some lime in there or maybe they use unripe lemons (which I hear is a good thing). It contains 30% alcohol, the same as Danny DeVito’s limoncello, which I think is a nice target. You can smell the sugar and lemon right away. The packaging is a very tall bottle that is hard to fit in the freezer but it has a nice pour spout and nicely designed plastic cap that works well and is easy to remove. Unlike DeVito, the alcohol is the first flavor I notice. It starts hot and ends hot with an alcohol kick that lingers on the finish for quite a while. In a blind test I’d guess the alcohol content is much higher than it is. It has a somewhat heavy, syrupy mouthfeel to it but no real off flavors to speak of. It’s ok, just not particularly well-balanced.
Sogno di Sorrento Crema Lemoncello (Dreams of Sorrento) is created from select lemons grown along the Amalfi Coast, where the golden sun ripens the fruit to enhance their delicious and intense flavors. Blended with fresh, rich Italian cream, Sogno di Sorrento Crema Lemoncello should be served chilled after dinner. Taste the flavors that the golden sun and the 'Dreams of Sorrento' have borne.