Limoncello

This Italian liqueur is good ice cold on its own, in a lemon drop martini, mixed with sparkling wine, or splashed over a bowl of fresh fruit. Since it takes two weeks to infuse the bracing citrusy flavor into the vodka, start this gift early and decant it into pretty sterilized glass bottles.

Yield: 7 cups (serving size: about 1/4 cup)

Ingredients

• 4  cups  vodka
• 1/2  cup  lemon rind strips (about 7 lemons)
• 3  cups  water
• 1 1/2  cups  sugar

Preparation

1. Combine vodka and rind in a bowl. Cover and let stand at room temperature for 2 weeks. Strain through a sieve into a bowl; discard solids.

2. Combine 3 cups water and 1 1/2 cups sugar in a large saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, and cool to room temperature. Add to vodka mixture.

3. Divide limoncello evenly among 3 sterilized (750-milliliter) bottles, and seal.

Note: Store in the refrigerator up to 1 year.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

125 (0.0% from fat)

Fat:

0.0g (sat 0.0g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.0g)

Protein:

0.0g

Carbohydrate:

10.7g

Fiber:

0.0g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

0.0mg

Sodium:

1mg

Calcium:

1mg