| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 5 min |
| Active: | 5 min |
| Yield: | 1 drink |
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons Limoncello, recipe follows
- 3 ounces vodka
- Ice cubes
- One 12-ounce bottle ginger beer
- Lemon wheels, for garnish
- 14 organic lemons
- 1 liter vodka
- 3 cups sugar
Instructions
- Add the lemon juice, limoncello, vodka and a few ice cubes to a Moscow mule mug. Top off with ginger beer to fill the glass. Garnish with lemon wheels.
- Grate the zest from the lemons using a Microplane grater, taking care to leave the pith behind. Place the zest in a 3-quart pitcher. Pour the vodka over it and stir. Cover with plastic wrap and set in a spot where it won’t be disturbed, at room temperature, and let steep 1 week.
- Combine 3 1/2 cups water and the sugar in a large saucepan and cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
- Let cool completely, then pour the syrup into the pitcher with the zest and stir. Cover tightly again and let stand for 24 hours. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve and discard the solids. Pour into clean bottles with tight-fitting caps. Refrigerate until well chilled, at least 4 hours or up to 1 month.
- “One Dish at a Time: Delicious Recipes from My Italian-American Childhood and Beyond” by Valerie Bertinelli © Rodale 2012. Provided courtesy of Valerie Bertinelli. All rights reserved.
Reviews
Delicious! Served as a drink at our Super Bowl party!
Loved it! I didn’t have lemon cello so I just added more lemon juice, then followed the recipe.
I love her recipes
Refreshing; I don’t love lime so loved this.