Hi All
Well, I can’t drink alcohol because I’m allergic to it, but, I have a lot of lemons! We have a lemon tree in our garden and this season we’ve had good rain so we have fresh lemons on the ground every day😓😓.
I’ve been making jam, desserts, dressings etc, but my husband friend said make Limoncello. I didn’t know what it was because I don’t drink so I googled Limoncello.
I thought lemon liquor was called lemoncello but it’s limoncello hahaha😂. So that’s why my bottles say Lemoncello. (sorry!)
Limoncello is Italian lemon liqueur you can make at home or you can buy at liquor shops.
I decided to make limoncello so I went to a liquor shop near home looking for vodka but I have no idea which one is better. I saw a Japanese vodka from Suntory called Haku so I though “ oooh, I want to make limoncello with Japanese brand vodka!”. According to the Internet, Haku is made by with rice and filtered through bamboo charcoal but unfortunately I can’t taste it because of my allergy. Anyway, I got the Japanese vodka and went home, made a coffee, then started peeling lemons. My husband came home and I showed him lemon infused with vodka and told him what I was making today and he said ‘but you don’t drink” and I said “I know, but you and our friends do and I am happy just making something new”.😍
I checked limoncello shaking it every day. I was so excited about it. Every day the colour was changing and sometimes I’d open the lid and smell beautiful lemon aroma. If smelt it too much I’d feel drunk, my skin would get itchy, and I’d get a headache. 😭
After two weeks I made sugar syrup and mixed it together with my lemon vodka and poured it into bottles. I put them into freezer and waited for my husband to come home so he could taste it. He said it was so good and tasted fresh. I raised my fist above my head and said YES! I’m a bootlegger.
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Limoncello
Ingredients
- 20 each Lemon (organic)
- 1400 ml Suntory Haku vodka your favourite vodka is fine
- 900 g Sugar
- 2000 ml Filtered water
Instructions
- Wash and dry lemons.
- Peel the skin.
- Remove the pith, if necessary. (Pith is the white spongy bit, I googled it)
- Put the skins into a jar.
- Add 1400ml vodka into the jar.
- Put the lid on and label it with the date.
- Leave for 14 days.
- Every day shake the limoncello.
- After 14 days, weigh 900g of sugar.
- Pour 2000ml of filleted water into a pot and bring to the boil.
- Once boiling, add sugar and mix well.
- let it cool down.
- Strain the vodka/lemon infusion into another bowl.
- Mix the infused vodka and the sugar syrup together.
- Pour the limoncello into bottles.
- Place the bottles in your freezer.Drink it cold is better.
Video
リモンチェッロ
Ingredients
- 20 個 レモン （オーガニック）
- 1400 ml サントリーHAKU お好みのウォッカでどうぞ
- 900 g 砂糖
- 2000 ml フィルター水
Instructions
- レモンは洗ってよく水分を拭き取る。
- レモンの皮をナイフでむく。
- 皮に余分な甘皮がついている場合は取り除く。
- むいた皮を清潔な瓶に入れて、１４００mlのウォッカを追加する。
- 蓋をして作った日付を書いて１４日間おく。この間、毎日、瓶を振るといいでしょう。
- １４日後、９００gの砂糖を計る。
- 2000mlのミネラル水又はフィルターウォーターを鍋に入れて沸騰させる。
- 沸騰したら砂糖を追加し、冷ます。
- レモンの皮をこして、冷めた砂糖シロップとウォッカを混ぜる。
- 清潔なボトルにリモンチェッロを入れて冷凍庫でキンキンに冷やしてから飲む。
