Floruit

knockaboutklown:

Limoncello.

Lemon Liquor.
2 cups 80-proof vodka or grain alcohol (everclear is best)
The zest peels of 12 lemons (ONLY yellow, no white. The white is the pith, which contains oils, which make the Limoncello bitter)

Infuse the alcohol with the lemon zest over a 2 week-4 week period. Strain the peels and plant waste out of the lemon-y alcohol, and add 2 cups of simple syrup. Infuse for another equal 2 week-4 week period. Do all of this in a clear glass bell jar or a glass bottle, in a cool dark place, shake every two to three days during both periods.

After the second infusion period, it’s ready. It will be a nice gold color, and should be either served cold out of the freezer as a shot, or as a mixer in other drinks.

I’ve got a small batch infusing in my closet (shhh.) And CANNOT wait untill it’s finished.

(via postcardsofitaly)