Yet again… negligent, I’ve been (oh wow… weird, talking like Yoda, I am). Today is 2 Post Tuesday and I intend to make it up to you. When I started this blog I swore I was going to be diligent. Yup. That worked out. But, I swear I am going to do my level best. Now, with my conscience cleared (yeah, right… I am a mom, a wife, a daughter and a myriad of other things, having guilt is just a normal state of being, right?)… I think it’s time we drained the Limoncello… you in?
The above photo shows what our Limoncello looks like at the four week point. I should point out that not all of the sugar was absorbed by the vodka. This happens sometimes. When it does, I just drain the Lemoncello (or any of the other infusions) the same was as I do the one that absorbed all the sugar. The remaining sugar tends to stay in the bottom of the glass jar as long as you don’t tilt it up too far.
So, as I did the batch of Blueberry Liqueur in the post titled Infusion Delusions (you can find the recipe for the infusions on the recipe page as well), I drained and bottled the Limoncello. I got one large vodka bottle and nearly and entire regular sized bottle out of it. I was pretty excited! I must admit!
Now that you have this wonderful concoction, what do you do with it? Well, I have some ideas!
You can serve it on the rocks and it is delicious on it’s own… but really at it’s best ice cold. Here are a few more “creative” ideas… in iced tea, in your favorite soda, over ice cream, drizzle it over fruit salad or pound cake, add it to Sangria, put a shot of it in Champagne or any Sparkling Wine, use it in an “adult” punch bowl, in cheesecake (of course, I would think of this one considering my occupation), “grown up” milkshakes, in buttercream icing or any dessert that you would use lemon in… really how tasty would that be? Even a Limoncello sorbetto, granita or gelato… YUM!!! How about Limoncello Margaritas? I may have to try that last one out myself… the sky is the limit, really.
I would LOVE to hear what you used your Limoncello in… so please feel free to share!!!
Salute!!!