I tried Luxardo Raspberry Sambuca for the first time a few weeks ago when a friend bought me a bottle back from her holiday in Italy. She knew I was a bit of a Sambuca lover (it's an acquired taste, I know) and she'd tried it in a restaurant back there and immediately thought of me. I'd never heard of Luxardo before, but apparently they are pretty well known Italian Sambuca manufacturers. When I first saw the bottle, I have to admit that I thought the drink looked a bit garish and like the liquid version of candy floss! When I say its pink, I mean its reeeeeeeally pink......Barbie and Ken pink!!! I wasn't sure I was going to like it just because of the colour ...  Read the complete review

From hatred of the stuff when I first started drinking, love of sambuca came with age and as I began to love it more and more. As this love continued I began to explore the vast and endless possibilites of different flavours of sambuca, spurred on by Luxardo. To be honest what made me by a bottle of Luxardo Raspberry Sambuca for the first time was the aesthetic value, it looked really pretty being pink from a guy's eye, and I think that's what drew me in. Raspberry is one of the many flavours available rom Italian liquer company Luxardo. Pink in colour, it is mainly distributed in 700ml bottles (UK) and is quite strong at 38% in volume. 50ml servings are ...  Read the complete review