Limoncello: How Long Does It Last?

[Jennykenny]

Made some Limoncello in July and gave some to friends and family in smallish bottles.
I still have a 75cl bottle in the cupboard. How long will it keep?

(BBC recipe of water, sugar, lemon zest and vodka.)

[woofgang]

if plenty of vodka then years. I am still drinking home made fruit liqueur that I made 5 years ago.

[ummmm]

Woof...what type of liqueur?

[-SharonA-]

Doesn't last long in my house!!! Aldi used to make the best creamy limoncello, now they've changed to another brand. Not as good.

[woofgang]

red fruits Ummm....cherries, cranberries and raspberries chucked in a jar with vodka and sugar You basically chuck the fruit in a big jar, sling in a bottle of vodka and quite a lot of sugar. shake it daily for 30 days and top up with vodka a nd sugar as the fruit goes down. Shove in a dark place and forget for around six months...except keep and eye on it to make sure there is enough vodka in there and its not fermenting. Strain at six ish months and taste, maybe add more sugar and/or vodka, filter and bottle then forget for another six months. It really really really improves with keeping. the fruit pulp will keep in the fridge. If there aren’t to many cranberries in it, it makes a lovely icecream topping

[ummmm]

Sounds delish. Will it work just as well with frozen fruit?

[woofgang]

I would thaw it first and see how much liquid there is. If there is not enough vodka and sugar in the mix, it will ferment. I use a two litre jar and it ends up about a bottle of vodka to begin with, about a quarter volume of sugar and the the rest fruit packed down a bit....and I don’t put super expensive vodka but not the cheapo stuff either. Its not so much that you want a good taste from the vodka, as you don’t want a bad one.

[Jennykenny]

Thanks to you all.
Glad to see that we all like a little tipple.

[mikey4444]

If its got enough alcohol and sugar in it, then I am guessing that it would last forever.

Although not in my house.

[paddywak]

We make several drinks on the same lines,soft fruit,sugar and alcohol and I've found it's awfull stuff to keep, it all seems to go in a couple of weeks.

[woofgang]

not enough alcohol paddywak...also possibly not enough sugar

[woofgang]

misread your post.....

[paddywak]

There's always plenty of alcohol in it woofgang,I think thats part of the problem.