{"id":551,"date":"2024-03-15T15:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/misternegroni.be\/?p=551"},"modified":"2025-07-20T14:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T13:17:26","slug":"villamassa-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/misternegroni.be\/index.php\/villamassa-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Villa Massa Highballs workshop (Sorrento, Italy)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Italian liquors brand Villa Massa, most famous for it\u2019s limoncello, invited me to it\u2019s hometown of Sorrento to experience first-hand how Villa Massa is made, and to&nbsp;<strong>lead a workshop on highballs and long drink cocktails<\/strong>&nbsp;with the product range of Villa Massa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Villa Massa is the world\u2019s leading brand for limoncello, so I was surprised to see it\u2019s still made in a traditional fashion way. Yes, some machines are used for efficiency but when it comes to it\u2019s resources, the lemons, Villa Massa goes out of it\u2019s way to maintain quality and tradition. Each drop of Villa Massa is produced with organically grown \u2018limone ovale di Sorrento\u2019 lemon (an IGP-protected produce). The lemons are grown on terraces, with 2 meters space in between each tree, and without any artificial fertilisers. The fertile vulcanic ground, combined with lots of sun, produces enormous lemons, jam-packed with essiential oils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After visiting the beautiful terraces, over-looking the bay of Sorrento, I lead a short workshop on highballs and long drink cocktails for an audience of press, hailing from Spain, Germany and Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides work, there was jam-packed agenda full of nice events organized by Villa Massa. Such as a visit to the Villa Massa factory, a food workshop by a Michelin-starred chef, eating pizza in one the best pizzerias in all of Italy, a stay at a gorgeous cliffside hotel and making drinks on a vulcano. An unforgettable experience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-id=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/misternegroni.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cases_villamassa_body1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-519\" srcset=\"http:\/\/misternegroni.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cases_villamassa_body1.jpg 640w, http:\/\/misternegroni.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cases_villamassa_body1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-id=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/misternegroni.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cases_villamassa_body4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-520\" srcset=\"http:\/\/misternegroni.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cases_villamassa_body4.jpg 640w, http:\/\/misternegroni.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cases_villamassa_body4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/misternegroni.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cases_villamassa_body2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-523\" srcset=\"http:\/\/misternegroni.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cases_villamassa_body2.jpg 640w, http:\/\/misternegroni.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cases_villamassa_body2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/misternegroni.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cases_villamassa_body7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-524\" srcset=\"http:\/\/misternegroni.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cases_villamassa_body7.jpg 640w, http:\/\/misternegroni.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cases_villamassa_body7-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/misternegroni.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cases_villamassa_body5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-521\" srcset=\"http:\/\/misternegroni.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cases_villamassa_body5.jpg 640w, http:\/\/misternegroni.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cases_villamassa_body5-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-id=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/misternegroni.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cases_villamassa_body6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522\" srcset=\"http:\/\/misternegroni.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cases_villamassa_body6.jpg 640w, http:\/\/misternegroni.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cases_villamassa_body6-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/misternegroni.be\/index.php\/workshops-tastings\/\">More info about my workshop services<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A quick 24 hour trip to Italy with a jam-packed agenda full of nice events. 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