Limoncello Recipe

Limoncello Recipe

Limoncello, everyone's favourite Italian 'amaro'

by Stefano 4.9 (9)

Home-made Limoncello Liqueur recipe

Zest Preparation: Finely grate the rinds of lemons and oranges. Discard the fruit.
Infusion: Combine the grated rinds with bay leaves and cloves in a glass bottle. Pour in alcohol (vodka or grain alcohol).
Maceration: Seal the bottle tightly and let it rest for one week in a cool, dark, and dry place.

Make Simple Syrup: In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add granulated sugar and boil for one minute, or until the sugar has completely dissolved.
Cool and Combine: Let the simple syrup cool completely.
Filter: Strain the infused alcohol through a fine-mesh sieve or coffee filter to remove the rinds and aromatics.
Blend: Combine the filtered alcohol with the cooled simple syrup in a clean bottle.
Enjoy: Your Limoncello is ready to be enjoyed!

4.9 9 reviews

Made it for four generations at the same table and there was nothing left. That does not happen often.

Tom B.

Leeds, UK · July 2026
Second attempt was better than the first, mostly because I finally did all the preparation before starting rather than as I went.

Sanne V.

Utrecht, Netherlands · May 2026
My partner cooked it while I was working late and it came out well with no experience at all. That says something about the instructions.

Robert H.

Seattle, USA · May 2026
We make this every year around the time we usually travel. It has become a small ritual.

Jessica A.

Toronto, Canada · March 2026
We cannot find the same ingredients at home, so it is an approximation. A very happy one.

Marco T.

Rome, Italy · January 2026
I read the whole thing before starting, as it suggests, and for once I was not scrambling halfway through.

Sophie H.

Edinburgh, UK · September 2025
Half the ingredients are hard to find where I live, so I made sensible swaps and it still tasted like the idea of the dish.

Hannah S.

York, UK · September 2025
Started cooking properly six weeks ago and this is the first thing I have made that I would serve to somebody else.

Federica S.

Bologna, Italy · March 2025
Took me about twenty minutes longer than stated, which is normal for me, but nothing was unclear.

Nathan F.

Perth, Australia · December 2024