Michelemarie
Executive Chef
My cousin married a man from Italy. Last month his mom came to visit for a month. She made many fantastic recipes but I have to say this is one of my favorites. Excuse the vagueness of the recipe, this is what I interpretted from his explanation. I drank this last night - it is sooooo good! This recipe is different from the recipes I found on the internet.
Limoncella
4 lemons - rind only
1 bottle (750 ml) grain alcohol
2 cups sugar
1 bottle (use bottle from gain alcohol) warm water
Combine the lemon rinds with the grain alcohol and let sit one day-it should turn yellow.
Boil one bottle’s worth of water.
Add the sugar and dissolve.
After the water cools to a warm temperature, combine with the alcohol and lemon rind.
Remove rind and store in freezer.
I might add less sugar when I make it, it is pretty sweet, but delicous. Sip as a martini, over ice or over ice cream and/or sorbet.
Limoncella
4 lemons - rind only
1 bottle (750 ml) grain alcohol
2 cups sugar
1 bottle (use bottle from gain alcohol) warm water
Combine the lemon rinds with the grain alcohol and let sit one day-it should turn yellow.
Boil one bottle’s worth of water.
Add the sugar and dissolve.
After the water cools to a warm temperature, combine with the alcohol and lemon rind.
Remove rind and store in freezer.
I might add less sugar when I make it, it is pretty sweet, but delicous. Sip as a martini, over ice or over ice cream and/or sorbet.