Homemade Limoncello Recipe

This looks like homemade limoncello (Italian lemon liqueur). 🍋✨

The pictures show lemon peels steeped in alcohol, then strained and bottled into pretty glass flasks. I’ll give you a classic recipe you can follow:

🍋 Homemade Limoncello Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 10 organic lemons (thick-skinned, untreated if possible)
  • 1 liter of pure alcohol (95%) or high-proof vodka (minimum 40%)
  • 4 cups (800 g) granulated sugar
  • 5 cups (1.2 liters) water

Instructions:

  1. Prepare the lemons
    • Wash lemons well.
    • Peel them with a vegetable peeler, making sure to remove only the yellow zest (avoid the bitter white pith).
  2. Infuse the alcohol
    • Place the lemon peels in a large glass jar.
    • Pour the alcohol over the peels.
    • Seal tightly and let sit in a cool, dark place for 7–14 days. Shake the jar gently every day.
  3. Make the syrup
    • After infusion, make a simple syrup by heating water and sugar until dissolved. Let cool completely.
  4. Strain & mix
    • Strain the lemon peels from the alcohol.
    • Mix the infused alcohol with the cooled syrup.
  5. Bottle it
    • Pour into clean glass bottles and seal tightly.
    • Let rest at least 1 week before drinking (longer = smoother flavor).

Serving:

  • Serve ice cold, straight from the freezer.
  • It’s perfect as a digestif after meals, or mixed into cocktails.

👉 Do you want me to also give you a non-alcoholic version (like a lemon syrup or lemonade concentrate) in case you’d like that option?

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