{"id":3173,"date":"2016-05-16T12:13:50","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T17:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?p=3173"},"modified":"2016-05-16T12:13:50","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T17:13:50","slug":"recipe-handmade-limoncello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?p=3173","title":{"rendered":"Recipe: Handmade Limoncello"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?attachment_id=3174\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3174\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3174\" src=\"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/limoncello_475x317_tcm13-57832-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"limoncello_475x317_tcm13-57832\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/limoncello_475x317_tcm13-57832-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/limoncello_475x317_tcm13-57832.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Italy\u2019s delightful drink, limoncello, infuses sun-kissed lemons into alcohol and sugar, warming the soul with every sip. It is easy to prepare, makes great gifts and can provide a welcome spark of freshness year-round as an after-dinner drink or dessert accompaniment. Should you prefer it sweeter, just add a bit more sugar. Here&#8217;s how to make the perfect glass, courtesy of our friends at Viking River Cruises.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>INGREDIENTS<\/strong><br \/>\n7 lemons (Sorrento variety if available)<br \/>\n1 qt (1 l) unflavored grain alcohol* (highest proof available)<br \/>\n3 C (700 g) granulated sugar<br \/>\n1 qt (1 l) water<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIRECTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Peel only the yellow part of the lemon in long strips; be careful not to include the white rind, as it tastes bitter. Place peel and alcohol into a 2-qt (2-l) covered jar, and leave at room temperature to infuse at least 2 or up to 7 days. The higher proof the alcohol, the faster and more concentrated the infusion.<br \/>\nWhen the infusion has sufficient lemon flavor (taste to test), strain mixture through cheesecloth; set aside. Place sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly until sugar is completely dissolved; cool to room temperature. Combine syrup and alcohol infusion, stirring well to combine.<br \/>\nStore limoncello in sealed glass bottles; it is now ready to drink. This liqueur will keep for one to two years in a cool place like a pantry; or, keep refrigerated or in the freezer and serve chilled (the high alcohol content will keep it from freezing).<\/p>\n<p><strong>SERVING SUGGESTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Serve chilled in small aperitif glasses after a meal or with dessert.<\/p>\n<p>Prep time: Allow about 1 hour total, with 2-7 days to infuse.<\/p>\n<p>Makes 32 servings.<\/p>\n<p>*If you cannot find grain alcohol, vodka can be substituted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italy\u2019s delightful drink, limoncello, infuses sun-kissed lemons into alcohol and sugar, warming the soul with every sip. It is easy to prepare, makes great gifts and can provide a welcome spark of freshness year-round as an after-dinner drink or dessert accompaniment. Should you prefer it sweeter, just add a bit more sugar. Here&#8217;s how to make the perfect glass, courtesy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[496,505],"tags":[128,129,90],"class_list":["post-3173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cruises","category-recipes","tag-food","tag-recipes","tag-viking-river-cruises"],"fifu_image_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3173"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3175,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3173\/revisions\/3175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}