I've made this liquor with friends, it's a VERY fun time! (Just make sure to save a bottle of your last "vintage" for everyone to drink while they are working).
THINGS YOU NEED:
4 empty 750ml bottles with lids
1 gallon glass jar with lid
Fine grater (micro plane works great) or super sharp potato peeler
Lemon juicer
Pan with lid.
Large freezer container
2 - 750 ml bottles vodka. ( I use one of plain vodka and one lemon flavored)
12 large lemons
3 cups sugar
2 cups water
Zest the lemons, being careful to not have too much white pith attached.
Mix the lemon zest with the vodka in large glass jar with lid (a sun tea jar works great). Place in a cool, dark place for 1 week.
Make simple syrup by boiling water and then adding sugar to to it, mixing well.
Juice the lemons and add juice to the cooled simple syrup. Place in freezer.
One week later, bring out the vodka, drain off the lemon zest and mix VERY well with the thawed juice/syrup mixture. Pour into clean glass bottles (save the 2 vodka bottles to use and then whatever else is handy).
Keep in freezer.
