A simple infused alcohol that you can make at home with fresh lemons. The syrup solution added to the lemon infused vodka makes this a sweet, lemon flavored liqueur.
Course: beverage, Drinks
Keyword: cocktails, lemon, patio drinks
Author: Getty Stewart
Ingredients
8-10Lemons
1bottlevodka(750 mL)
Instructions
Wash and scrub 8-10 lemons very well.
Zest all the lemons. To avoid any waste, juice your lemons right away and freeze the juice for another day.
Mix lemon zest with 1 bottle (750 mL) of vodka. If you’re discerning about these types of things and you have access to it, Everclear will produce even better results, as will 100% proof vodka. Since I don’t have easy access to either of those, I used a medium quality vodka and was quite happy with the result.
Seal tight and let the alcohol and lemon zest rest and infuse for 2 to 4 weeks.
Strain out the lemon zest.
Prepare a simple sugar syrup by heating and mixing equal parts water and sugar. How much sugar and water depends on what per cent of alcohol you used, how sweet you like your limoncello and how much you want to dilute the alcohol. For my vodka and personal preference, I used 2/3 cup sugar and 2/3 cup water. For higher proof liquor you may want to consider 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water.
Combine the simple syrup and infused vodka. Cool and use the same day or allow flavors to blend for another week or so.