Don Vincenzo Staibano was born on the Amalfi coast, a stunning and vibrant stretch of coastline south of Naples where he spent his entire life. Surrounded by such outstanding natural beauty and unique architecture, Don Staibano unsurprisingly delighted in the dolce vita of the Amalfi coast and its unrivalled food and agricultural produce. Much of his life was devoted to tending his lemon groves which, as are typical of this region, produced abundant lemons of the most incredible colour, size, taste and fragrance. The Don was known for his style and charisma. He pursued a life filled with fun and laughter and was famous for hosting some of the best parties on the coastline. He was also renowned for his unique tasting alcoholic drinks - his first, dating back to 1932, being the recipe used to create Staibano Amalfi Smooth.
Staibano Ltd was born in 2015 following a decision made by Cesco Amodio, the great grandson of Don Staibano, that the Don’s alcoholic recipes should be shared for the rest of the world to enjoy. Made in small batches by hand, Staibano is made by maceration of the finest lemon peel in the world: the i.g.p. lemons of Amalfi, in fine grain spirit. The rinds are then removed and the alcohol is blended with milk and sugar. The result: a smooth lemon liqueur which tastes indulgent yet is refreshingly sweet and light with a 17% abv – it can therefore be enjoyed at any social occasion.
Staibano also bears the IGP stamp (indicazione geografica protetta) on all of their bottles, which guarantees that every lemon rind used to make Amalfi smooth is that of the iconic Amalfi lemon - the best in the world.
Each Staibano Amalfi Smooth bottle is created with an enormous amount of care - each bottled being filled, labelled and capped by hand in batches of 1512 bottles at a time - making Amalfi Smooth not only the best tasting cream liqueur, but also the most unique.