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Limoncello
Make this tangy citrus liqueur in advance and serve it chilled in shot glasses or in tall glasses topped up with ice and soda.
Prep Time
30 mins
plus steeping
Serves
Makes 4 cups
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Vegan
Gluten Free
Drinks
Special Occasions
Italian
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Party
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups vodka
8 just-ripe lemons, peel of, a little pith on
3/4 cup sugar
3 lemons, juice of, strained
3 whole cloves
Method
STEP 1
Remove the peel from all the lemons, leaving a little pith on.
Combine vodka and lemon peel, cover and steep 48 hours in a cool, dark place.
Strain.
STEP 2
Juice three of the lemons.
Boil sugar, lemon juice and cloves with 1 cup water until syrupy.
Cool, remove cloves and mix into lemon vodka.
Serve chilled in shot glasses or with ice and soda.