There is a huge sense of pride when an Australian wins an award on the world stage and this is exactly what happened to Domenico Cece, founder of Cello Liqueurs. I hosted him on my radio show on Saturday and was amazed to discover a very heartfelt story and some very, very good liqueur?
Cello's Award Winning Liqueurs
This traditional family own an Italian Wood fired Pizza Restaurant in Bargo called “The Local Italian”. Mum, Franca Cece, is the Head Chef, in fact it seems Mum is an inspiration. One of her endearing creations is her gorgeous Limoncello, which she makes and serves to her customers at the end of the evening as a traditional digestive. It was just so good that many customers wanted to buy it. So Dom put on his business brain and hatched a plan to create a fantastic liqueur brand based on his Mum’s recipe.
He quietly got all the paperwork organised and the product made, I might add that all the ingredients are completely natural and of the finest quality. He then bottled the liqueur and placed a wonderful image and story of his Mum on the back. The day he showed her the new bottle she was a little confused but then when she turned the bottle around the tears of awe started to flow. This Italian boy had made Mama very proud!
Dom entered the Cello liqueurs into the prestigious International Wine & Spirit Competition 2010 in London. The results were announced last week, awarding Best in Class to Cello’s Limoncello. The judge’s notes were “Bright lemony colour with an opaque appearance. Cracking nose, bursting with juicy Sicilian lemon aromas, which follow through in the mouth, vibrant acidity, a slight pithy bitterness and succulent lemon flavours, with very good distillate. A very serious product, beautifully made”.
Dom has adapted his mother’s recipe to create a small range of premium fruit liqueurs including Arancello (orange), Limecello (lime), and Passioncello (passionfruit). The Passioncello, the only one of its type worldwide and is I have to say my favourite. The orange would be perfect for soaking a sponge cake, the lime as a topping for desserts, the Limoncello to be sipped as a pleasure and the passionfruit, well that might be all the passion you will need in an evening.
When in doubt as to what to take as a gift to someone especially if your wine radar is down or at times confused you can take one of these bottles with you and you will have a talking point as well as a gift of distinction.
Cello liqueurs are available from selected premium liquor retailers, and in bars and restaurants.
To find out more contact Dom on (02) 9620-1280 or 0400 829 299 or visit www.celloliqueur.com
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