Earlier this year we had a glut of lemons, so I decided to make Limoncello as an experiment. I don’t remember where I found the recipe (it was many months ago when this experiment took place!) but it went something like this:

Ingredients

• 5 lemons
• 1 bottle of vodka
• 200g sugar

Method

1. Zest the lemons. Mix the lemon zest with the vodka.
2. Add a little bit of lemon juice.
3. Close the lid and store it for 2 weeks.

Two weeks later

1. In a saucepan, dissolve the sugar over low heat in 160ml of water.
2. When the syrup is cool, add it to the vodka.
3. If you want to, you can strain the Limoncello to remove some or all of the lemon zest.
4. Store for another 4 weeks to allow the flavours to mature (hence why I’m only drinking it now!).

This limoncello is delizioso! It’s best served from the freezer and/or over ice, and a great way to use up some of your excess lemon crop.