Eros Limoncello

Appearance: Transparent, with a light yellow tinge. Aroma: Lemon oil, sherbet lemon sweets. Flavour and Texture: The flavour is very simple and one-note, being straight-up lemon oil or lemon essence in a sweet syrup base with neutral alcohol. The texture is relatively thick. Probably the least interesting limoncello I've had. While it's not actually unpleasant it's very generic and seemed like it was constructed in a lab from extracts rather than produced from the masceration of fresh lemon skin. I don't know for a fact that this is how it is made, but it tasted like it. Eros is the brand name in Australia (and probably other English-speaking countries) but this is actually made by the Callicounis Distillery in Kalamata. They produce literally scores of spirits and liqueurs and have been operating since the mid 19th century, however their products have only recently appeared on our shelves. The bottle is small (100ml) and inexpensive, both of which factors I consider as positives. I've not tried any of the other liqueurs in their range, and I'm not in a hurry to do so. If you really, really wanted a limoncello and this was all that the restaurant had you'd drink it, but you'd also whine to everyone about how ordinary it tasted. "Inferior" : 65/100 (1.5 stars)