Lemon Gin

[LordEoin]

I suppose this is the best place for it, with all the rest of the fruit drinks.

I found this recipe a while back and it's supposed to make amazingly fantastic lemon gin.
Not for the impatient though, it takes 3 years.

3 lemons
200g sugar
1 liter of gin (use fairly cheap gin like lidl or aldi, not good gin like bombay saph)

Peel the yellow skin off the white pith (use a paring knife or potato peeler).
Pour the gin into a temporary container
Add the sugar and skins to the bottle.
Fill the bottle with gin, you'll probably have about 200ml left over.
Seal the bottle and shake it any time you think of it (the original recipe said wrap it in bubble wrap and let it knock about the boot of your car for 3 years, but that's not going to happen).
After 3 years, all of the skins will have completely dissolved and it's ready to drink.
It will improve with more years.

I used two 700ml bottles of gin, 6 lemons, 400g sugar. And put it all in a 2liter bottle. I'll top it up the next time I have more gin.

[Will_D]

Sounds a bit like the Italien limocello recipe which uses vodka!

[LordEoin]

I'm hoping it turns out like limocello or better
You can also make faster versions with the rind and juice, done like sloe gin, bt they're not supposed to be half as nice.

[Eoin]

Limoncello rocks, that is all.

[googoomuck]

Lemoncello is delicious, I was best man at a wedding in Amalfi a few years back and bought a bottle to bring home. Got home and realised I hadn't got a present for my step dad so gave him the Lemoncello. It's still in the cupboard at home. Unopened.

[googoomuck]

Gonna make this by the way!

[Eoin]

Lemoncello is delicious, I was best man at a wedding in Amalfi a few years back and bought a bottle to bring home. Got home and realised I hadn't got a present for my step dad so gave him the Lemoncello. It's still in the cupboard at home. Unopened.

I'd steal it back...