Limoncello

So because Danny Devito said so... what I mean is, Danny is on twitter, I added him, and thus Danny was endorsing his own brand of limoncello. So my wife, seeing that I want to try this particular kind of drink, not necessarily Danny Devito brand, just the drink, buys me a bottle and slips it into my Christmas stocking. Now to be fair, this is a summer time drink, but I really wanted to try it... which is what I did... some three months later when it warmed up a bit.

Well, it tastes pretty good. Expensive, but still it is pretty good all the same. But a quick search on the internet reveals that it is pretty easy to make yourself, and I think I will. All you need is vodka, lemons, sugar and water... and time. like 80 days or something. But that is ok, I mean I aint going anywhere anyway. The first thing, that is the next time I need to look or do or anything is April 15, tax day. But I still have to wait another 40 days to actually drink it.

I looked at the local package store, (liquor store to those outside SC) and they have a very small amount of limoncello for $23.00. Using a recipe on the internet, I can make nearly a gallon for:

Vodka - $35.00
Lemons - $ 6.00
Sugar - $ 1.00
Water - Free

So about $42 bucks and I'll have about 5 maybe 10 times as much. Now I do have to wait. But I think the reward is worth it. Yes I know, I could just drink the vodka and let that be that, but I don't work that way. I want to see if making it tastes better than the food coloring, mass produced stuff, (that probably cut some corners and doesn't sit up for 80 days). We will see.