Gusta Panettone Christmas Cake

the delivery was fast, the box was intact, the panettone itself was excellent. moist, flavorful, the real candied fruit made it. happy customer

Brought it to a dinner party in place of wine. Got more compliments on it than I think I've ever gotten on a bottle. At least three people asked where to get one before the night was over.

My partner ordered this for me as a surprise and I was deeply skeptical when she described it (I associate panettone with the sad foil cylinders at the checkout counter). First slice changed my mind completely. The dough has actual pull to it. The candied fruit is present without being overwhelming. I've been thinking about it since.

Got one for myself and one for my sister. We both ate through ours in about a week, sliced thin with morning coffee. She texted me to say it was the best version she'd had outside of eating it in Italy. Reordering.

The edges were good, moist, nice flavor. The center was actually pretty dry though. Not sure if mine was an exception. Wouldnt buy again without hearing it was a one-time thing.

I used to think panettone just wasnt for me. too dry, too bland, the fruit was always wrong. tried this mostly to confirm my opinion. confirmed the opposite. this is a different category of thing than what you buy at the supermarket in december

I sent five of these as holiday gifts and three of the recipients have already asked me to send another one this year. That's the review.

Tastes fine. Nothing more to add.

bought again. will buy again after that.

Gave this to a neighbor who grew up in Lombardia. She opened the box and went quiet for a second. Then she said it smelled right. I'm taking that as the highest possible compliment.

Pretty good. Recipient seemed happy. Would buy again for the holidays.

Packaging is solid. Arrived intact, no squashed dome, bow intact. The presentation alone makes it worth giving. And then the taste is actually good on top of that.

My friend dared me to spend that much on a panettone. I did it. I ate the whole thing in four days. I ordered another one. She owes me an apology.

Dome was crushed on arrival. Tasted ok but half of it was smashed. Two stars bc the product itself seems fine but I cant eat presentation and this was a gift.

Sliced a thin piece each morning with espresso for about a week. Still good on day seven. Impressive shelf life for something this moist.

every panettone I've ever had was dry. this one isnt. thats the whole compliment.

Bought six to give as gifts. Four went to work colleagues and two to family. Got more thank-you notes from the panettone than from anything else I gave this year. Reordering next November.

It was fine. Good, really. Just not the wow moment I was expecting. Nice fruit, decent dough, good with coffee. I'll probably get it again.

whenever i have italian friends or family visiting and i want to bring something they wont laugh at i bring this. nobody has laughed yet. thats the whole review

I'll be honest, I hesitated at the price. Then I cut into it. Then I stopped hesitating.

I did not expect to care about panettone texture this much but here we are. Soft, slightly stringy dough (in the good way), not crumbly. Held together when I sliced it thin. The candied orange peel was actually tender. Zero resemblance to the grocery-store version.

third Christmas ordering this. at this point its just part of the tradition. keep one, send two.

the candied fruit in here is actually good. like it tastes like orange peel that was candied from a real orange, not that neon green and red stuff that looks like it came from a chemical plant. makes a huge difference in every bite

Not as moist as I was hoping based on the reviews. Still better than what I'd grab at the grocery store. The flavor is there, the fruit is real. Just expected a bit more pull in the dough.

Purchased as a gift for a colleague who travels to Italy regularly and has exacting taste. She wrote back within two days to say it was genuinely impressive and to ask where I found it. High bar cleared.

I wanted to like this. The flavor is fine. But for what I paid I expected something closer to what I had in Italy and it just wasnt that. Maybe I set myself up. Wouldnt reorder at this price.

i handed my husband a slice and he said 'wait is this homemade?' and i said no and he said 'where did you get this' and that was the whole review basically

Bought two as gifts. Both recipients were pleased. The presentation is nice. Taste was good, fruit was real, not waxy. Solid choice for the holidays.

Every year I search for a panettone I can give as a gift without feeling like I'm handing someone a cardboard box. This is finally it. The weight of it when you pick it up already tells you something is different. Dense in the right way, not dried out.

yes. buying again.

Good. Not mindblowing. Better than TJ Maxx, not quite the memory of the one I had in Milan years ago. Probably order again for gifts.

My Italian grandmother used to make panettone from scratch every December. I know that's an impossible bar. This comes closer than anything I've bought. Had it sliced with vin santo on Christmas Eve and it held its own.

Purchased for a housewarming, a holiday dinner, and a thank-you for a colleague. All three recipients responded with genuine enthusiasm. The packaging holds up well in shipping and arrives looking like something worth opening.