
Limoncello reminds me of ski holidays to Livigno in Italy when I was younger. On the mountain the adults would have one with lunch, and they would always be brought out for us all after dinner in restaurants. I know everyone says to serve it ice ice cold, but I am almost certain it would be served warm to us on the mountain side too.
And I decided last Christmas I wanted to make Limoncello for my friends, but unfortunately I decided this in the middle of December of last year and pretty much every recipe I looked at called for a months steeping, so I pushed the idea to the back of my mind and really did forget about it until this summer. But luckily I did remember in the summer – early enough to get on with it.
The recipe is in two halves. The first that needs to be done at least a month before you intend to drink the liquor and the second can be done as late as the day before you want to drink it.
Stage 1
You will need;
- 750ml vodka
- 10-ish lemons
- Sharp knife
- 1 ltr container
- 750 ml water
- 700 grams caster sugar
- A large saucepan or two.
- bottles to decant in to.
Check back tomorrow for my vanilla essence instructions.
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Mmm I saw Kirstie making this and I thought it would be lovely!!
I saw that too {and she did another of my gifts} – I bet my friends just thought I copied her!
We are saving ours for NYE cocktails – yummy! X
Oooh cocktails. yummy. pop it in the freezer now and get it super cold! x
Oh Lemoncello!! Im making this recipe Christmas 2012 xx
Love this recipe and the Vanilla Essence, got both on the go now. Where do you get the lovely bottles from?
Ah, I am sorry – i have no idea where I bought them now and I've just had a bit of a search through my google docs from that christmas and nothing there either. I'll check if I can find a receipt anywhere. I remember they were from the same company and it was UK based.