18 Unique Limoncello Cocktails To Make At Home

You wouldn't necessarily think to pair limoncello with bourbon, but trust me: it's soooo good! This creative recipe combines limoncello, bourbon, lemon juice, peach preserves, fresh herbs, and bitters.

Lemon, peach, and whiskey are all flavors that work wonderfully together and this cocktail almost reminds me of a boozy Southern peach iced tea. YUM.

I'm obsessed with the beautiful color of this cocktail! It's a lemon-forward take on a Corpse Reviver, which is a family of classic cocktails that are supposed to be potent enough to revive the dead (or just the hungover).

The color comes from using Empress Gin, which is bright violet in hue. In a pinch though, you can use normal gin as well and it'll be just as tasty. The only other ingredients you need are lemon juice, Lillet Blanc, and simple syrup.

This cocktail is a simple but fun and unexpected take on a mojito!

Traditionally, a mojito is made with rum, mint, simple syrup, and lime juice. In this recipe, you use all of the above ingredients along with a shot of limoncello to make this classic cocktail even more citrusy and refreshing.

Usually when people order a lemon drop, they're asking for a shot of vodka and lemon juice with a sugar rim. So this cocktail is basically an elevated, higher volume format of the shot that adds in limoncello for complexity and an extra lemon-y kick. It's boozy, balanced, and oh-so tasty!

I love a good lemon drop, so I wanted to include just one more riff on the cocktail! This one includes elderflower liqueur and orange liqueur, and also uses citrus vodka instead of plain vodka.

Elderflower liqueur is one of my fave cocktail ingredients and it pairs SO well with limoncello. You can expect this cocktail to be floral, zingy, and dangerously drinkable.

This cocktail is basically springtime in a glass! It also only requires 4 ingredients: gin, limoncello, fresh thyme, and lime juice. Perfect if you need a unique, refreshing big batch cocktail that everyone will love!

Sours are a family of cocktails that have a base spirit, citrus, sweetener, and often egg white, which gives cocktails richness and a frothy texture.

This take on a sour is beautifully simple but will still impress your friends. All you need is limoncello, gin, lemon juice, ginger syrup, and egg white. I love the addition of ginger syrup, which will add a spicy sweetness to both complement and balance out the limoncello.

Here's a slightly more advanced version of a sour that's absolutely gorgeous in a glass! It gets its bright red hue from a homemade raspberry thyme shrub, which is made with apple cider vinegar, sugar, raspberries, and thyme.

If you haven't had shrub before, it's really a game changer. It's basically fruit-infused vinegar syrup, and it adds so much depth to cocktails. The only other ingredients for this drink are limoncello, vodka, lemon juice, and egg white. Perfect for spring or summertime sipping!

In this recipe, you make a super fun smash cocktail with muddled blackberries, gin, and limoncello.

It's fruity, tart, and floral all at once and packs in SO much flavor for a three ingredient cocktail. This is another one that's perfect for warm weather and will surprise your cocktail savvy friends.

This drink proves once again that a cocktail can be unique with only a few ingredients and using classic flavors!

The recipe calls for a homemade strawberry basil simple syrup shaken with limoncello, vodka, and lemon juice. So it'll be wonderfully fruity, refreshing, and bright!

If you like a good spicy margarita, this one is beyond delish! The recipe also includes instructions to make your own limoncello, but store-bought is fine if that's your preference.

Ingredients include limoncello, tequila, Calabrian chili paste, lime seltzer, and salt for the rim. The limoncello will balance out the spice beautifully and add zesty citrus notes to the marg!

Here's a lighter cocktail that's perfect for hot weather and so much more fun than a simple spritz!

It uses one of my favorite summertime combinations of fresh watermelon and mint along with limoncello, Prosecco, and a little sugar. It's basically a garden party in a glass, and who wouldn't want that!?

The only thing more refreshing than a moscow mule is a moscow mule with limoncello!

This creative recipe also adds in lavender extract for extra floral flavors and aromatics. The only other ingredient you need is ginger beer, so it's another simple but unique drink that whips up in less than a minute!

This creative take on a moscow mule is decadent but surprisingly light for a milkshake!

It has limoncello, vanilla ice cream, tequila, and ginger beer. This might sound like a lot strong flavors for one drink, but I swear they all complement and balance one another out wonderfully.

You've almost definitely heard of a tequila sunrise, which is tequila, orange juice, and grenadine. But have you ever had a limoncello sunrise?? If not, get ready for a new favorite tiki drink.

Like the name implies, this is a riff on a tequila sunrise that swaps out the tequila for limoncello. So it'll be lighter, sweeter, and more citrusy than the original, and a super fun addition to brunch!

This is another cocktail that uses orange juice, but it couldn't taste more different than the limoncello sunrise! Thanks to the campari, which is a red bitter Italian liqueur, this cocktail is perfectly balanced between bitter and sweet.

It's also only 4 ingredients: limoncello, campari, orange juice, and soda water, so you have no excuse not to make it!

This is a perfect recipe if you need a dessert cocktail that isn't overly sweet or heavy! Ingredients are limoncello, vanilla vodka, fresh lemon juice, and egg white.

Finish it off with a graham cracker crumb rim for a light but decadent boozy treat!

To me, this cocktail tastes just like the golden hour! It uses one of my all- time favorite liqueurs: yellow chartreuse, which gives the cocktail notes of honey and saffron.

Shake up the yellow chartreuse with limoncello, gin, and fresh lemon juice for a tasty glass of sunshine!