The best limoncello recipe for real Italian flavor

A delicious limoncello recipe with Everclear for lemony goodness with every sip

Who hasn’t traveled in Italy, sipped a refreshing glass of limoncello and just sighed in delight over the lemony goodness? We have, and I wanted to recreate that goodness with a limoncello recipe with Everclear. We wanted it refreshing, full of lemon zing, and not too sweet.

Forget any well-meaning friends or online recipes that use vodka. Just won’t do the job and give you a real Italian limoncello. Get ready for dreams of Italian holidays with this limoncello recipe!

How to make the best limoncello with Everclear

Makes two 750-ml bottles

You will wish you had made more so consider doubling or tripling.

What you’ll need

• 15-20 lemons – Meyer lemons are great, organic or home-grown even better

• Everclear, 750 ml. The Everclear is an important part because it is a neutral grain-distilled alcohol with a very high proof (120 to 190 — keep in mind anything over 150 proof is illegal in many states).

• Sugar, 2.5 cups

• Water, 3 1/6 cups

Equipment

• Microplane zester – I ADORE my Microplane zester and swear…