Homemade limoncello
Alcoholic beverages
I've been working on this recipe since March. It's quite hard when you're working with a seasonal ingredient, and trying to test a recipe that requires long rest periods between steps (and I don't mean hours, I mean weeks and even months). The first batch of limoncello I made was less than stellar, with a bit too much of a bitter burn to be palatable. While it was plenty sweet, it had bite. And not just a little nibble either... this stuff had serious fangs. I almost gave up. But after our Alaskan cruise this spring aboard the Ruby Princess, I was inspired to try again. One night, our friendly and incredibly animated waiter, Peres, served us glasses of their special house-made (er, ship-made?) limoncello. It blew my mind, smooth and perfectly sweet with a luscious lemon flavor and none of the alcoholic burn that my version had. Brenda and I grilled him afterwords as to how it was made, since it was leaps and bounds better than my first attempt. He was more than willing to share their
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