Hotel Tango Lemoncello

Nose: smells like lemonade, sugar Taste: non a pure lemon flavor, orange flavors included. Added ice and it becomes sweeter Overall: absolutely yummy, great mixed or on its own chilled

Been needing lemoncello on my bar for some time, but when I learned that Hotel Tango had their own version, I had to go and support those vets again. It was surprisingly hard to find, but I'm very happy to have it, especially at a higher proof and promises of sour tastes. As promised, the scent is full of fresh lemon juice and oil, but for sure more sour than sweet. This smells like a lemon drop martini in the making, but you haven't yet shook the shaker yet, so the sugar and juice are still separated but in the same container. The initial taste is slightly bitter, and not much full of lemon, like just a cocktail full of the pith only. I have to taste this a bit differently, because the proof actually is high enough to affect my initial tasting. Getting past that, this is definitely easy to tell the whole lemon was used, because I mostly get rind and oil, with only a very faint whisper of sour on the finish. Considering it's been years since I've had any type of proper lemoncello, I would say it hits pretty much all expectations of what it needs to be. As always, happy to support any and all fellow vets. Great ration, guys.