Cookbook:Limoncello II

Limoncello II
Category	Beverage recipes
Servings	22
Time	20 days
Difficulty

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This is an alternative limoncello recipe.

Ingredients

• 5–7 unwaxed lemons
• 300 ml 95% ABV grain alcohol
• 700 ml water
• 500 ml sugar

Equipment

• 1-liter mason jar

Procedure

1. Peel lemons, avoiding or removing the bitter white pith.
2. Combine lemon peel and alcohol in the mason jar.
3. Cover the jar and let infuse for 20 days.
4. After infusion is complete, create a simple syrup by boiling the water stirring in the sugar until dissolved.
5. Allow syrup to cool completely, then strain the infused alcohol into it. Stir well to combine.
6. Bottle the limoncello or return to the jar for storage.

Notes, tips and variations

• Feel free to scale the recipe up or down, and adjust the sugar to the sweetness you like, but the ABV should remain somewhere around 28–30%.