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[dmyankee]

Originally Posted by K-Luv

That would make a nice batch of home-made root beer schnapps

We would cut our home made sambuca and absinth with the old everclear.

[dramamama6685]

Originally Posted by Maineah

I'll order you another case of Everclear!

EWWW.. could I have Jagermeister or Goldschlager instead, pretty please?

[forest beekeeper]

Originally Posted by dramamama6685

EWWW.. could I have Jagermeister or Goldschlager instead, pretty please?

My dear you may drink anything that you wish to drink.

If you were to visit my home, it would be my commandment: "We are to stock anything that this great lady wishes to drink"

Is that better?

[BacktoNE]

Hi and welcome to the forum


I don't know what those other drinks are, but could I have a fresh squeeze lemonade instead?

[forest beekeeper]

Originally Posted by BacktoNE

Hi and welcome to the forum

I don't know what those other drinks are, but could I have a fresh squeeze lemonade instead?

Lemons?

While living in Italy we did drink a bit of Limoncello. And I was taught to make it.

Limoncello is a lemon liqueur produced in Italy, It is made from lemon rinds, alcohol, and sugar. It is bright yellow in color, sweet and lemony, but not sour since it contains no lemon juice.

Unlike many other liqueurs, limoncello is easy and inexpensive to produce, requiring only sugar, water, lemon zest, alcohol, and time to mature.

96% alcohol must be used and it should be diluted only after extraction, as 40% vodka does not extract all the oil flavors from the peel.

Grappa is sometimes used, as is refined pure alcohol. A more refined alcohol maximizes the lemon flavor, whereas darker alcohols add complexity. Higher quality sugars used in the infusion process create a sweeter liqueur.

Limoncello is traditionally served chilled as an after dinner 'digestivo'.

Limoncello is gooood!

[Maineah]

Originally Posted by forest beekeeper

Lemons?

While living in Italy we did drink a bit of Limoncello. And I was taught to make it.

Limoncello is a lemon liqueur produced in Italy, It is made from lemon rinds, alcohol, and sugar. It is bright yellow in color, sweet and lemony, but not sour since it contains no lemon juice.

Unlike many other liqueurs, limoncello is easy and inexpensive to produce, requiring only sugar, water, lemon zest, alcohol, and time to mature.

96% alcohol must be used and it should be diluted only after extraction, as 40% vodka does not extract all the oil flavors from the peel.

Grappa is sometimes used, as is refined pure alcohol. A more refined alcohol maximizes the lemon flavor, whereas darker alcohols add complexity. Higher quality sugars used in the infusion process create a sweeter liqueur.

Limoncello is traditionally served chilled as an after dinner 'digestivo'.

Limoncello is gooood!

Let me guess.... you can use Everclear to make this Limoncello right?

[BacktoNE]

LOL, nope just plain old fashioned lemonade. We stopped drinking alcohol back in our late 20's.

[forest beekeeper]

Originally Posted by Maineah

Let me guess.... you can use Everclear to make this Limoncello right?

You could yes.

Though really you can use any brand of pure grain alcohol.

Homemade alcohol works fine too.

[Maineah]

Originally Posted by BacktoNE

LOL, nope just plain old fashioned lemonade. We stopped drinking alcohol back in our late 20's.

I stopped drinking alcohol in my early 40's but started back up again in my mid 40's.

[BacktoNE]

Originally Posted by Maineah

I stopped drinking alcohol in my early 40's but started back up again in my mid 40's.

We're in our late 40's and haven't started again yet, but if we don't get out of WI soon, it may happen.