Don Orsino — Limoncello made with seawater

700 ml · 30% vol

Don Orsino

Limoncello made with seawater

Lemon essential oils mixed with the waves of the Tyrrhenian

29,00 €

Quantity

1

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Don Orsino, the limoncello that speaks with the sea

Don Orsino is born from a simple, stubborn question: why should Italian limoncello give up gastronomic complexity just to please liquid tourism? Here the peels — green and ripe in declared percentages — meet disciplined sugar and an alcohol that does not burn the citrus narrative.

Tyrrhenian seawater enters the recipe as structure: it does not cover the lemon, it lengthens the finish, adding a savoury trace that recalls the Calabrian coast when the wind is dry. It is the kind of detail a serious workshop does not boast about — but the palate recognises it.

The name honours the nineteenth-century tone of our imaginary: Crawford, tower, slow reading. Don Orsino is not a shouted-label character: it is a short chapter to drink after dinner, when the day's noise has settled.

«Not counter sweetness — a conversation between zest, salt and time.»

The recipe

Declared composition

Green zest58%
Ripe zest42%

Botanicals & materials

  • Lemons from the Calabrian Tyrrhenian coast

  • Purified seawater (food grade)

    Signature ingredient · seawater
  • Whole cane sugar

Tasting profile

Entry · Mid-palate · Finish

Entry

Clean citrus entry: essential oils from the peels without alcoholic aggression.

Mid-palate

Savoury mid-palate: the sea raises the mineral volume without covering the lemon.

Finish

Long, almost iodised finish that invites a second, measured sip.

Green lemonZest oilMarine savourinessLight honey

How to serve it

Serving style & temperature

Don Orsino served

Poured cold from the cellar (10–12 °C) into a narrow tulip glass. Small sip, long pause.

Suggested temperature · 10–12 °C

Details & specifications

Technical sheet

Volume
700 ml
ABV
30% vol
Availability
In production
Storage
Cool, dry place, away from light. After opening, preferably consume within 12 months.
Allergens
May contain traces of sulphites. See the physical label attached to the bottle.

Producer

Spirito Alchemico · Artisanal workshop · San Nicola Arcella (CS), Calabria. Every batch recorded with a progressive number.

Contact the workshop

A sip that tells the story of a tower on the sea.