How should I drink limoncello? I was given some decent Limoncello from Italy as a gift, 30% proof, brand name 'Villa Massa' from Sorrento.

I had a tiny sip of it and it is quite smooth, not too sharp and rather nice. 

However I'm not sure if I should continue drink it neat or whether to mix it with tonic water, lemonade or something else altogether. I've read it is good as a cocktail ingredient, but I'm not too keen on the hassle of making a cocktail.

How should I take it ?
Drink it neat but chilled. the author of the Wikipedia entry seems to agrees with this statement too.


  Limoncello is traditionally served chilled as an after-dinner digestiv


I would recommend it chilled in a chilled shot glass. It’s an aperitif/digestiv so you wouldn’t want to fill up on it...Separately you are quite right though, it is a nice cocktail ingredient and there are plenty of recipies on your search engine of choice!