Homemade Limoncello

Homemade Limoncello
12 organic lemons
Grain alcohol or vodka
Large mason jar
Sugar

There is no exact recipe for Limoncello – just play around with your ratios! Wash your lemons and then carefully peel each one and place them in a big mason jar. Cover with vodka or grain alcohol and screw on the top. Let the lemon peels sit for 4-10 days, the longer the better. After the flavor has developed strain the alcohol out using a fine strainer or coffee filter (this is what I did, tedious but worth it).

Create a simple syrup using equal parts sugar and water, simmer over low heat until all of the sugar has disolved. Mix the simple syrup with the lemon alcohol until desired sweetness is reached. I used about 2-3 cups of simple syrup in mine and it’s still quite strong.  Store in the freezer!