Base Formulas & Technique

Lemon Liqueur

Two weeks, two lemons. The simplest peel infusion there is.

Lemon Liqueur — illustration
Illustration — a stand-in until there's a photo of the real thing.

Source Basic Cordials, Master Terafan Greydragon, citing the CA Guide to Brewing — original

Ingredients

  • 2 lemons
  • 3 cups vodka
  • 1 cup sugar

Method

  1. Peel the lemons with a parer so the peel comes off as one continuous strip.
  2. Place the peel and vodka in a jar with a tight-fitting lid for 1 week, shaking occasionally.
  3. Remove the peel and add the sugar.
  4. Let stand another week before drinking.

Notes

  • Keep the white pith off the peel. A lemon cordial made with pith and juice together came out very bitter.