I was recently enjoying a fine meal at Ruckus 2 when I noticed a rather large container on display full of a cloudy yellow liquid. Upon hearing the words "limoncello," "everclear," and "three dollars" I decided to give it a shot. The experience transcended familiar boundaries of enjoyment and touched upon the ethereal...long story short I've embarked upon the journey to make my own.

After doing some homework online I constructed my game plan and gathered the necessary ingredients:

- Two fifths of everclear
- 19 supple lemons, organic (no pesticides in the skin)
- Sugar
- Water

You can find some great material on proper limoncello brewing with our old buddy google so I won't get into details, but here are some pictures:


the setup


the zesting


the wait begins




Obviously my glass jar is a little overkill but it'll work and there's plenty of room for adding volume. I plan on letting it sit in the pantry for at least two full months before I add the sugar and water, maybe longer if I can successfully forget about it. I'll jostle it every day or every couple days to facilitate the infusion, and I'll update with pictures periodically.

Advice, tips and stories are welcome from anyone with experience making this stuff, wish me luck!


ibt lemon jello

2/27/2009 3:32:49 AM

Quote :

"CHOCOLATE CAKE SHOTS"

2/27/2009 3:37:16 AM

adding a dash of frangelico did actually cross my mind at one point haha

2/27/2009 3:44:35 AM

shit

i've never made them (i just wait for the hunniez to hand me one)

and i got limoncello and frangelico mixed up

my badz

them shits are the bomb though

2/27/2009 3:48:32 AM

the Navy chaplain we had on my ship for deployment made some bomb ass limoncello. we used to break that shit out at wardroom parties when we'd pull into port

[Edited on February 27, 2009 at 4:59 AM. Reason : .]

2/27/2009 4:59:33 AM

has

2/27/2009 5:43:21 AM

bump for knowledge

2/27/2009 3:58:10 PM

just buy Villa Massa or Pellini from the ABC Store

2/27/2009 4:00:28 PM

love me some limoncello

2/27/2009 4:02:27 PM

took this cooking class and we had limoncello for desert after we ate our food, and i took the shot like a shot and no one else did, and these ~30 year old chicks were impressed.

2/27/2009 4:03:42 PM

Wow. That is a lot of zest.

2/27/2009 4:04:19 PM

sure i'll come help you drink that, dave.

2/27/2009 4:14:36 PM

I have that same canister

2/27/2009 4:21:04 PM

limoncello om nom nom

I tried making some but my roomie threw it out I'm going to try again in April.

2/27/2009 4:24:12 PM

Your roommate is a stupid twatbooger.

2/27/2009 4:24:53 PM

I AM A ROBOT

I AM A ROBOT LOOKING THROUGH GLASS

SEE MY ROBOT EYES GLARING AT YOU HU-MONS

2/27/2009 4:25:10 PM

hahahaha

2/27/2009 4:25:40 PM

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"just buy Villa Massa or Pellini from the ABC Store"

hell no son homemade's the only way to go

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"...and these ~30 year old chicks were impressed."

why?

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"Wow. That is a lot of zest."

you should have seen the pile when i was done with all the lemons. it was something to behold

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"sure i'll come help you drink that, dave. "

remind me in a few months when it's done and you can be there with me at the first tasting

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"I have that same canister "

that sucker was like 20 bucks at target

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"I tried making some but my roomie threw it out I'm going to try again in April."

that suuuucks

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"I AM A ROBOT I AM A ROBOT LOOKING THROUGH GLASS SEE MY ROBOT EYES GLARING AT YOU HU-MONS"

hahahahahah

2/27/2009 4:32:39 PM

ohhh yuuuuum and quite creative!

2/27/2009 4:35:08 PM

they thought it was strong and were only sipping it.

2/27/2009 4:37:34 PM

oh okay...this is my first attempt at it so I'm not sure how strong it'll come out. I've read that using dat 190% alcohol is preferable but it takes longer than using 151 or lesser proofs if you want to let it mellow into something more tasty. Some people let it sit over a year, but I don't have that kind of patience.

2/27/2009 4:52:28 PM

i still got a bottle in my fridge that i bought while in italy...it's yum

2/27/2009 4:54:13 PM

I've never heard of anyone making it before.

This seems very interesting...

don't forget to bttt after you try it in a month or so.

2/27/2009 4:54:17 PM

what about infusing lime into rum for cuba libres



i should try this

2/27/2009 4:59:24 PM

^^ i will probably let this sit two months before i open the jar for any reason...at that point I'll probably boil up the sugar/water and mix it in, then let it sit for another couple months. I'll try it then and if it's ready I'll strain it, bottle it, and throw it in the freezer...just in time for the hottest part of the summer

But knowing me I won't be able to resist a little spoonful here or there so I'll bump then


^ that sounds like fun, get on it



[Edited on February 27, 2009 at 5:12 PM. Reason : ^^ btw where the hell have you guys been???]

2/27/2009 5:10:21 PM

i do believe i will make some of this for the TBMF.

2/27/2009 5:34:33 PM

can you bring me some of that? thanks...

2/27/2009 6:43:40 PM

Sounds like something a gay guy would drink

2/27/2009 7:26:22 PM

i just got some Danny DeVito Limoncello

http://www.harbrew.com/limoncello.htm

2/27/2009 7:38:40 PM

Damn dude that sounds cool. I wanna check this out sometime in the future.

2/28/2009 6:09:27 PM

Everclear + Morning Glory > Everclear + lemon zest

Therefore

Morning Glory > lemon zest

2/28/2009 6:14:18 PM

a group of us did this about 3 years ago (blasphemour, Sugarush4u,SchndlrsFist and about 4 others... bad stuff happened, REALLY bad

the peeling was the hardest part, the other was just waiting for weeks and weeks. make sure you keep it in the freezer, makes all the difference in the world.

[Edited on February 28, 2009 at 6:26 PM. Reason : d]

2/28/2009 6:25:26 PM

I keep meaning to make some, but I think I want to use better vodka. Everclear ftl.

2/28/2009 6:52:22 PM

no, Everclear is definitely the way to go... you cant even taste it when you are done so go for the top

2/28/2009 6:53:33 PM

I made limoncello as christmas presents with my ex-gf last year

we used Diesel cause it was a few bucks cheaper than Everclear

the organic lemons are a good idea because they don't have wax on the skins which

other neat ideas to add to it are a vanilla bean or maybe a clove or two

2/28/2009 7:25:07 PM

wonder if orange peels would be better

2/28/2009 7:38:17 PM

if you wanted an orange flavored booze, sure

2/28/2009 7:48:30 PM

Ohhh I'm so cool I'm going to get drunk and have funnnnn


Do Drugs like a real man bitches

2/28/2009 7:56:14 PM

shut up, jackass

2/28/2009 8:12:17 PM

I can't believe people can drink with the fucked up shit they do, and smoke ciggies with the horrible health risks but can't smoke some herb.

I'm fucking jealous of you alcoholic bitches, FUCK YOU WHY CAN'T I BE HAPPY

2/28/2009 8:14:24 PM

stop whining and go to the gym

2/28/2009 8:15:52 PM

2/28/2009 8:18:22 PM

holy hell that is beautiful

3/1/2009 7:58:36 PM

what in the world is that???

3/1/2009 8:12:19 PM

'dat good

3/1/2009 8:34:21 PM

http://www.raleighpublicrecord.org/featured/2009/02/23/cherry-bounce-recipe-for-a-capital-city-  - /

4/1/2009 9:59:38 PM

huh I would have never thought of making this myself. I'll add this to my list of things to do when I get back to the States

4/1/2009 10:04:05 PM

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"what in the world is that???"

hahaha

4/1/2009 10:04:13 PM

how did this stuff turn out?

4/21/2009 10:42:22 AM

i've made two batches so far, my second being far better. i would recommend investing in a really nice zester.

4/21/2009 10:56:22 AM