DIY Limoncello Recipe
Make your own version of this sweet, sunshine-colored, lemon zest liqueur at home.
Limoncello is a sweet, sunshine-colored liqueur made with lemon zest. Created in Italy as an after-dinner drink, it's light and delicate with just the right amount of alcohol intensity. Mix together different fruits and add a little lavender or rose petals for added complexity. If you can't wait two weeks, it will still taste great after only a week of steeping time. Leave it for up to three months, if you're patient.
- Yield:Makes about 750 milliliters
- Active time: 20 minutes
- Total time:15 days 20 minutes
- Rated:
Ingredients
- 10 pesticide-free lemons
- 375 milliliters high-proof neutral grain spirit (such as Everclear 151)
- 1 3/4 cups water
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
Directions
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1.
Zest the lemons using a Microplane zester. Reserve the lemons for another use.
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2.
Place the zest in a sealable glass container, pour in the spirit, seal and shake. Let mixture steep in a cool, dark place for two weeks.
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3.
Once your steeping period is over, bring the water and sugar to a boil in a small sauce pan. Remove from heat and let this simple syrup cool.
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4.
Pour cooled simple syrup into lemon steeping mixture, and let this new mixture set for 24 hours.
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5.
Filter your limoncello twice: Place a coffee filter inside a funnel, then pour your steeped mixture through it into a bottle or bowl. Repeat.
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6.
Once you've filtered limoncello into your final bottle, refrigerate it overnight. Store in the refrigerator or freezer and enjoy!
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