When not just any lemon will do: I strongly recommend using organic lemons for this exercise. The 100 proof ensures a “good kick”! Some like to filter the vodka a few times through a Brita filter. I recommend 100 proof as the “proof” diminishes a little when you add the rest of the indgredients. This is the time to settle for the “cheap stuff” like Smirnoff. It would be a waste of good vodka, really, as you are adding flavor to it. I suggest not using your “Sunday best” vodka or “the Goose” for this task. It is faster, easier, and is very satisfying. I have grown to like the ease of making my Limoncello with vodka. This makes a very potent batch and needs to be filtered a good bit. The down and dirty: Many like to use grain alcohol such as Everclear. Freezing it just makes it “super cold” for every occasion you choose to enjoy it. Limoncello will not freeze because of the alcohol content. Many people, myself included, keep the bottle in the freezer slightly propped so that it doesn’t spill out. It lasts a long time and is always kept chilled. Well then, how about creating a little Amalfi in your own kitchen? You will be surprised at how easy and inexpensive Limoncello is to make at home, and how wonderful it is to always have it on hand to enjoy whenever you want it. So production and world distribution, as we know it today, is fairly new by calendar standards.Īmalfi in your kitchen: I, of course, love Limoncello so much, that I want never to be without it. Most stories of actual production agree and converge upon the family of Massimo Canale, an entrepreneur of Capri, who registered the trademark in 1988. It is said that the finest families of Sorrento and Azzurra, in the bay area, served it to their guests around 1900. Legends also circulate that it had monastic beginnings – with monks developing and drinking it. Lore dictates that the ancient fishermen of the Amalfi area used a form of it to warm up during the colder months. This jewel of beverages is available almost everywhere in that area.Īnd the history: Actually the origins of Limoncello follow a circuitous path. So, why shouldn’t it be that this “canary diamond” of liqueurs originates from this very region of Campania? When wandering through the tiny towns nestled on the hillsides around Amalfi, you can actually smell the lemons. The hillsides of the Naples and Amalfi area that I love abound with lemon trees and lemons the size of your fist. It does contain sugar, but remember that Limoncello is always consumed in tiny glasses and in small amounts.Ī little geography: The fact that it is a traditional after dinner choice for Southern Italians might have a little something to do with my bias. It definitely has a stomach settling effect for me. It slides down so easily even after the most rich and filling of meals. Of all the Italian liqueurs, digestivi, and after dinner drinks I have enjoyed – this refreshing lemon indulgence is by far my favorite. No puckering or tartness involved here – It’s light, it’s sweet, it’s fresh – it’s LEMON! Have you ever known a word to exactly personify the food or the drink it represents? Limoncello is such a word. Limoncello! I love the sound of the word. If you want to give a bitter aftertaste to your lemon vodka, add 2 parts of Schweppes Lemon.Ah! Summer – Patio – fresh –light- lemon. Before pouring the vodka, you can crush a few leaves of mint or sage on the bottom, so the lemon vodka cocktail will be more aromatic. Pour into a carafe or bottle and use it for your cocktail or drink it very cold by adding ice, as a summer drink.
Add 70 grams of sugar and mix, then pour 1 liter of water and continue mixing. To prepare 1.5 liters of fresh lemonade, squeeze 5-6 lemons with a citrus press, strain it and put it in a bowl. Finally, garnish with a slice of lemon and add a few mint leaves, if you prefer. Put 6-7 ice cubes in the glass, pour in the vodka, lemonade and mix with a bar spoon. Lemon Vodka Cocktail is made directly in a highball glass or in a large tumbler.
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Here's how to make it! How to make Lemon vodka cocktail In our recipe we used fresh lemonade, alternatively you can use Lemon Soda.
The alcohol content is approximately 36.8%, so it is a drink that should be drunk with moderation, whereas the calorie content is about 120 calories per glass. It's a fresh and aromatic long drink that you can make with a slightly alcoholic base for the afternoon, or a more intense one: the doses start from a 1:2 ratio between vodka and lemonade to make a light drink, up to equal parts for a stronger cocktail. Lemon Vodka is a classic summer cocktail, simple and easy to prepare in which the refreshing properties of lemonade and the strength of vodka meet: ideal even for novice bartenders.
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