what is Limoncello?
 

Leaving on Tuesay and keep reading your posts about Limoncello! What is this?

Limoncello is a delicious liqueur made with lemon and alcohol. You take some lemon zest and you put it in some alcohol amd leave it for some weeks. The alcohol will get yellow in colour and it will acquire a delicious lemon flavour. It MUST be served chilly in tiny glasses preferably after meals, but it is also drank as an "aperitif". The typical lemoncello (and in my opinion the BEST ) is produced in the Amalfitan Coast because they have wonderful lemons.

It's a liqueur made with lemons. Use google search for more information, it's easy.

http://www.limoncello.com/en/index.html

BATUFFOLINA has it right. The lemons are the most important part. They must be very fresh, and you use only the zest.

"what is Limoncello?"

Heaven in a bottle. Great to sip after dinner. But remember, even too much heaven can give you a hangover.
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It depends what your taste is. I found it to taste like how room deodorizer smells, but my husband liked it.

I know this is a euro forum but Australia has, within the last year, just started producing limoncello!! A real novelty. YUMMY!!

LIMONCELLO RECIPE
10 lemons (the zest must be without pesticides)- 1 liter of pure alcohol - 800 gr of sugar - 1,5 liters of water Preparation: Wash the lemons under running water. Dry them and peel them avoiding to cut the white bitter part. You put the zest in the alcohol and leave to rest for 40 days. After this time, add a syrup obtained with water and sugar and leave to rest for other 24 hours. Before bottling, filter the whole thing. It will have a golden yellow colour and it will be very perfumed.
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I think the term was coined one night when Pabal Casals had to borrow an instrument.

When the maestro came offstage after a decidedly unsuccessful performance, he remarked. "Hoo boy, that was some kinda 'lemoncello'."

Poppa,

Go to your room. :)

Thanks! I don't think I will be making any from scratch, but I will definitely order some. I thought it was probably a liquor but then I was reading either Top 10 Tuscany or Venice (can't recall which) and they said to try a Lemoncia or somthing similar to Lemoncello. I think it was more of a refreshing crushed ice liquor drink. Does anyone know what I am talking about?

I've never liked the stuff, but here's another recipe to approximate the stuff at home:
Mix the following:
1 cup Lemon Fresh Windex
1/2 cup rubbing alcohol
l can frozen lemonade concentrate
1 cup sugar

Allow to sit at room temperature a couple of weeks until green stuff forms on top. Scrape off and serve in well chilled glasses.

Enjoy.

Limoncello is a little too tart for me -but i love cantoloupe so to me the MELONCELLO was the way to go (go to Acqua Pazza, see my trip report) in Venice - they give it to you complimentary after dinner.

And it makes fabulous sorbet!

Here's my recipe... I made my own limoncello over the holidays last year, and it came out smashingly well!

http://www.strick.net/blog/011003.html

Since there are many who absolutely rave about the stuff one wonders if it is available in the US.

I coulod use a nice cold glass of Limoncello now....

Absolutely yes it is available in the US, probably at any major liquor store. When we first discovered it, a few years ago, friends of ours were hand carrying it from Italy (he is Italian). We loved it so much they very generously insisted we take home the rest of the bottle. Now it's become very trendy and, I'm happy to say, available.

Like any other alcohol, try not to drink the cheap stuff. I have had limoncello that was made with Smirnoff Vodka and it had such a bad bite! On the other hand, the more refined stuff is especially yummy.

Patrick - LOL!!!!!!