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Limoncello

• Hannah Guinness

Published: May 10, 2021 at 11:04 AM

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Makes 500ml

Easy

Total time: 15 mins

+ Infusing

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Vodka, sugar and the best-quality lemons you can find – homemade limoncello really is that simple. Enjoy as an aperitif or digestif alongside an Italian-inspired feast

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Make up a batch of refreshing limoncello, then check out our limoncello spritz, limoncello and thyme collins, blood orange margarita and more citrus cocktail recipes. For post-supper sipping, check out the best digestifs to try.

After, check out 10 ways to use limoncello, including limoncello spritz, limoncello pie and limoncello tart.

Ingredients

• 3 unwaxed lemons

  (use the best quality you can find)

• 500ml vodka

• 350g sugar

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Method

• step 1

  Pare the zest from the lemons and drop into a glass jar. Pour over the vodka and mix. Seal the jar and leave to infuse for a week in a cool, dark place.

• step 2

  Tip the sugar and 350ml of water into a pan and heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Mix the sugar syrup into the infused vodka. Leave to infuse for another week, shaking every now and then. Pour into sterilised flip-top bottles and seal. Keep at room temperature until you want to drink it (limoncello will keep indefinitely).

Check out our review of the best aperitifs to try

Authors

Hannah GuinnessSenior sub editor and drinks writer

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