Finito – limoncello

The long wait is finally over!  It’s been 80 days! Today is THE day that we can finally finish making our limoncello and reap the rewards of our patience! Once again, if you have no idea what I’m talking about, you have missed a post or two.  The first appeared on March 8th when we began the process of making homemade limoncello. The second occurred on April 17th when we completed the second step, so if you haven’t been following along, sorry! But really it’s not too late, you can just go back to those two posts and begin anew, and you too will have your own limoncello…ready to use…. on about…. August 14th!

CLICK HERE for Step 1

CLICK HERE for Step 2

Limoncello – step 3!

After 40 days, strain and pour into decorative bottle to give as gift…. or hoard, as I plan to do!  Store 1 bottle at a time in freezer until ready to use. Serve directly from the freezer in chilled glasses. Store “backup” bottles in the refrigerator if there is more room there than in the freezer.

Makes about 2 bottles (750 ml each) or about 6 to 8 small “gift” bottles as pictured

Also as promised, a recipe for a fabulous pie using a little bit of your golden nectar will appear here in the next day or so.  We just returned from a glorious week in the U.S. Virgin Islands…. so give me a day or two or three to get my bearings back to reality and to this Arizona summer heat!