Meyer Lemon Limoncello

Meyer Lemon Limoncello

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Prep10 min
Total10 min
Servings4
Difficultyeasy
Alcoholic Beverages

Ingredients

  • 2.5 poundMeyer lemons
  • 10 pcslemon leaves
  • 33.8 fl ozdistilled spirits (90 to 95% pure spirits)
  • 1.5 poundsugar
  • 34 ozwater

Instructions

  1. 1

    Wash the lemons and leaves; with a potato peeler remove the rind from the lemon (take care to only remove yellow skin and non of the white pith)

  2. 2

    Place lemon rind, leaves and alcohol in a sealed jar and let it soak for two or three weeks.

  3. 3

    Toward the end of the two/three weeks put sugar and water in a pan, let it boil for 4 minutes and let it cool.

  4. 4

    Mix everything, remove the lemon rind and filter the mixture through a coffee paper filter or washed cheesecloth.

  5. 5

    Pour into bottles and place in freezer. In few hours the limoncello is ready to be served.