Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@robey

robey/limoncello.md

Last active December 5, 2016 07:20
Show Gist options
  • Star 0 You must be signed in to star a gist
  • Fork 0 You must be signed in to fork a gist
  • Save robey/07b44eaf4ff5e34428596d28413f6bca to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save robey/07b44eaf4ff5e34428596d28413f6bca to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Download ZIP
Raw
limoncello.md

~ limoncello ~

based on this old gizmodo article

careful: by my calculation, this is 100 proof when complete, more than a strong whiskey

day 1

  • 2 lemons, cleaned & rinsed
  • 750 mL of 151
  • cheesecloth
  • big 1L cannister with wide opening and tight seal

pour 151 into cannister. wrap lemons in cheesecloth, then suspend them from the top of the cannister. they shouldn't touch the liquid. seal up and put away in a cool, dark place for one month.

day 31

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1.5 cup water
  • cheesecloth
  • 2 lemons, cleaned & rinsed
  • (optional) 24 sprigs of rosemary, rinsed

combine sugar and water over heat into 50% simple syrup. peel zest from lemons. remove nasty old lemons from cannister, and dump in the zest, rosemary, and simple syrup. shake it all together and wait 15 minutes. strain through cheesecloth into fancy bottles and chill.

june 2016 variant

add one initial day with the lemon zest only, then do day 32 with the rest. only use 12 sprigs of rosemary.

dec 2016 variant

13 sprigs of rosemary, stew for 1 hour instead of 15 minutes, and with a few drops of vanilla.

Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment