Categories: beverages

Ingredients

• 10-12 organically grown lemons
• 750ml. bottle vodka
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups sugar

Directions

1. Wash lemons and then use vegetable peeler to remove yellow zest of the peels. Store now naked lemons in refrigerator to use juice in another recipe. (or make lemonade for the kids).
2. Put the lemon zest strips into a large, clean glass jar. Pour vodka over strips of lemon. Lemon should be completely submerged in vodka push it down with a spoon if necessary. Cover jar and leave it at room temperature for 2 weeks. Shake jar every other day to redistribute the lemon peels.
3. After 2 weeks, liquid will have taken on a bright yellow color from the peels. Pour mixture through a strainer into a large bowl or pitcher. Discard peels.
4. Combine water and sugar in pot over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until sugar has dissolved into water to form a simple syrup. As soon as sugar has dissolved, remove pot from heat. Let syrup cool to room temperature.
5. Pour lemon infused vodka into syrup and stir to combine. Pour limoncello through funnel into 2 clean 750 ml. glass bottles. Cap or cork tightly. Store bottles of limoncello in refrigerator or freezer. Wait at least 2 weeks, preferably a month, for flavors to mix and mellow before serving.

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