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Rosemary Limoncello
Annabelle Breakey
Italy's Amalfi Coast and adjoining Sorrento Peninsula are the regions most famous for limoncello, an intensely lemony liqueur, traditionally served ice cold as an after-dinner drink. We've added a subtle note of rosemary. Although the total "hands-on" cook time is only 1 1/2 hours, you'll need 14-80 days to let the lemon flavor infuse the vodka.
Yield: Makes 10 2/3 cups (ten 8.5-oz. bottles) (serving size: 1 oz.)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 83
- Calories from fat: 0.0%
- Protein: 0.0g
- Fat: 0.0g
- Saturated fat: 0.0g
- Carbohydrate: 10.6g
- Fiber: 0.0g
- Sodium: 0.3mg
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
Ingredients
- 18 lemons (Meyer or Eureka; see Notes), washed and dried
- One 4-in. rosemary sprig, washed and dried
- 2 bottles (750 ml. each) 100-proof vodka, such as Stolichnaya or Smirnoff
- 4 1/2 cups sugar
Preparation
- 1. Peel lemons with a sharp vegetable peeler, taking only the zest (top layer) and avoiding any white pith. Put rosemary in a 1-gal. glass or ceramic container with a tight seal. Add zest to jar.
- 2. Pour 750 ml. vodka over rosemary and zest; seal container. Let sit undisturbed in a cool, dark place for 40 days.
- 3. In a saucepan, bring 5 cups water to a boil and add sugar. Cook, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Let sugar syrup cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
- 4. Pour syrup and remaining 750 ml. vodka over lemon-vodka mixture, stir, and seal container. Let sit in a cool, dark place for another 40 days.
- 5. Pour limoncello through cheesecloth into a large spouted pitcher and divide among gift bottles.
- Note: Nutritional analysis is per ounce.
Note:
Either Meyer or Eureka lemons work in this recipe (the fragrant Meyer is especially good, though). To speed up the process, shorten the infusing time in steps 2 and 4 to 1 week each, and you'll have a fine although less intense liqueur. Limoncello keeps indefinitely in the freezer.
Rosemary Limoncello Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Beverages, Beverages, Alcoholic
- CONVENIENCE: Gifts, Make-Ahead, 5 Ingredients or Less
- CUISINE: Italian
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fruits
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, Low Saturated Fat, Low Sodium
- PUBLICATION: Sunset
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