This lemon liqueur after campari is perhaps the most famous alcoholic beverage in Italy. Tourists who bring it from this hot country, as a souvenir for friends, say that in order to taste Italy, it is enough to sip limoncello. How to drink this drink correctly, not all Russians know. As, however, and where exactly and how this liqueur is cooked.
Meanwhile, they produce a popular Italian drink in southern Italy. First of all, on the Amalfi coast. Sicily, Sardinia, the islands of Capri and Ischia also have many production facilities for the production of limoncello. How to drink it, in these provinces you can even tell a child. Firstly - a little, a second - chilled, and third - from small long glasses, which must first be "frozen" in the freezer, so that the walls are covered with hoarfrost. On particularly hot days the Italians like to add ice cubes to this liqueur.
In Italy, it is customary for lemonella to drink, so it is. This refers to the fact that this drink is added to different national dishes, giving them a unique citrus flavor. Most often, the liqueur is drunk in its pure form, for example, as a digestive or table drink, and it is consumed instead of dessert. There are also a lot of cocktails, which include limoncello. How to drink such cocktails, depends on their recipes and volume. Among the most popular - Mandarin Dawn, which also includes white vermouth and tangerine juice, and "Frosty noon" based on vodka and fresh mint. There is also "Kremonchello" - this is practically the same limoncello, but with the addition of cream in a one-to-one ratio.
But back to production. It is based on infusion, not distillation, lemon rind on alcohol. The product also includes sugar and water. In the industrial production of this drink, the process of preparation of limoncello emulsification in special machines is being completed. But to prepare this drink at home, it is quite permissible to skip this stage.
So, what do you need to prepare a limoncello liqueur ? The recipe is pretty simple. For five lemons you need to take three hundred grams of sugar and half a liter of alcohol and water. After washing the lemons and peeling them off, fold the zest into a glass bowl, pour alcohol, close tightly and leave in a dark place for three weeks. It is important that the alcohol is of good quality. It's alcohol. Limoncello on vodka - this is not limoncello. After three weeks in the warm water dissolve the sugar and cool this syrup. Mixing it with lemon tincture, which must first be filtered through cheesecloth, freeing from fine sediment and peel, leave to infuse in the dark for a week. After this time you can taste Italy!
Liqueur is very rich in vitamin C, promotes digestion and, of course, cheers up. In Italy, where after a glass of wine it is quite acceptable to get behind the wheel of a car, after a meal, especially a hearty lunch, it is recommended to drink a glass of limoncello. Good mood and digestion for Italians is provided. In Russia, however, this drink is not very popular yet.