Lemon liqueur proof neutral spirits to extract from it the lemon oil (an essential oil). The extraction is then diluted with simple syrup. Different varieties of lemon are used to produce different flavors. The variety of lemon used is usually dictated by region. Various alcohols can be used to give distinct flavors. A higher proof alcohol maximizes extraction of the lemon flavor, whereas darker alcohols add complexity of flavor. Many commercial brands of lemon liqueur are produced in Italy, in several styles (see Italian liqueur). In Italy, especially in Campania, lemon liqueur is consumed as a chaser ("ammazzacaffè") to coffee. Lemon liqueur
Sambuca (instrument) Sambuca (instrument) The sambuca (also "sambute", "sambiut", "sambue", "sambuque", or "sambuke") was an ancient stringed instrument of Asiatic origin. However, many other instruments have also been called a "sambuca". The original sambuca is generally supposed to have been a small triangular harp of shrill tone., probably identical with the Phoenician and the Aramaic "sabbkā", the Greek form being or . The sambuca has been compared to the siege engine of the same name by some classical writers; Polybius likens it to a rope ladder; others describe it as boat-shaped. Among the musical instruments known, the Egyptian "nanga" best answers to