Liquid Sunshine! Homemade Limoncello

• Produce

  • 24 Lemons

• Baking & Spices

  • 4 cups Sugar

• Liquids

  • 5 cups Water

• Other

  • 1.75 L high-proof vodka or Everclear

Found on tastingeverything.com

Ingredients

• 24 lemons
• 1.75 L high-proof vodka or Everclear
• 4 cups of sugar (I prefer organic cane sugar, but its not at all necessary)
• 5 cups of water

Directions

• Zest the lemons. You only want the bright yellow and none of the white! Ive found that a microplane works best for this, but if you want to use a knife or vegetable peeler, just make sure that you get rid of all of the white.
• Place the zest in a large container, pour the vodka over, and leave alone and covered in a cool, dark place for anywhere from two weeks to one year, depending on the flavor you like and your patience!
• Bring the sugar and water to a boil, turn off, and cool. (I recommend stirring your sugar into the water before cooking it, and then not stirring it while its heating up. Just for the sake of simple syrup clarity.)
• Line a fine mesh strainer with a coffee filter or two paper towels.
• Gently ladle or pour the liquid from phase one through the filter. Its a slow process! Take your time! I dont recommend pressing on the solids, but only because youll end up with a slightly cloudy limoncello, not because youll make anything bad.
• Pour the cool simple syrup into the vodka mixture. Let sit for at least two weeks. Bottle, freeze, and enjoy!