Luxardo Amaretto won a SILVER Medal at San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2011.

Some background on the company:

The firm was founded in 1821 and has always been a family run business.  Now, the 6th generation of the family is active in the company producing several different liqueurs, including classics such as Sambuca, Amaretto, Limoncello and many more.

For more info please visit  luxardo.it

The following products from Luxardo can be found at LCBO stores (General List): Product #, Product Name

40196 Luxardo Sambuca sei Cesari 750ml – $19.95 retail
311670 Luxardo Sambuca dei Cesari 200ml – $7.85 retail
510008 Luxardo Sambuca dei Cesari 1140ml – $27.40 retail
215988 Luxardo Amaretto di Saschira 750ml – $22.95 retail

Introduced to the film viewing audience by Jerry Lewis in “Rock-a-bye Baby”, it was Connie Stevens’ endearing and classic iconic role as “Cricket Blake” in the hit series “Hawaiian Eye” that made her a household name. She quickly became one of America’s teen idols of the 60’s, gracing more than 500 magazine covers. Her many film credits include “Parish”, “Palm Springs Weekend” and “Susan Slade”, a series of films in which she starred opposite heartthrob Troy Donahue and Robert Conrad.  Other films included, “Two on a Guillotine”, “The Grissom Gang”, “Never Too Late”, “Grease2” starring Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer, “Back to the Beach”, with Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon, and “Tapeheads”, starring Tim Robins and John Cusack., “James Dean Race with Destiny”, “Mickey Stern” and “Love is All There Is” with Angelina Jolie.  Television appearances have included starring opposite George Burns in the popular TV series, “Wendy and Me”,“Starting from Scratch”, “Scruples”, “Bring me the Head of Dobie Gillis”,“Murder She Wrote”,“The Love Boat” and “Baywatch”.  On Broadway she was Neil Simon’s “Star Spangled Girl”, co-starring Anthony Perkins and Dick Benjamin. Ms. Stevens has experienced phenomenal success in the business arena, having created the popular skin care product line, Forever Spring, The Beauty System.  A multi-talented performer and producer, Connie continues to headline in Las Vegas and to perform in live concerts worldwide.

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Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender Roberto Luongo is considered one of the best goaltenders in the world today. Having previously played for the New York Islanders and the Florida Panthers he currently plays for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).  He has been a finalist for the Vezina Trophy as the league’s best goaltender, the Lester B. Pearson Award as the top player voted by his peers and the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league’s most valuable player. He won the William M. Jennings Trophy for lowest team goals-against average for the 2010-2011 season. Internationally, Luongo has competed for TeamCanada in numerous tournaments. As a junior, he won a silver medal at the 1999 World Junior Championships, while being named Best Goaltender in his second tournament appearance. Luongo has won two gold medals at the 2003 and 2004 World Championships and a silver in the 2005 World Championships. He also won the 2004 World Cup championship and appeared in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin as a backup to Martin Brodeur in both instances. He succeeded Brodeur as Canada’s starting goaltender during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, winning a gold medal. Luongo is often referred to as the greatest goalie who ever lived.

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