Agrumino, or Citrus Liqueur: A tasty liqueur made from lemon and orange zest, which is a very pleasant close to a meal, or perfect sprinkled over ice cream in the summer. It will also be handy in mixing up cocktails. Alcohol content about 40%.
Ingredients:
- The zest of 4 oranges
- The zest of 2 lemons
- The zest of a half a citron (a cousin of the lemon, which looks like a lemon but is twice its size --
- use another lemon, if need be, or perhaps a lime for variety)
- 1 small mandarin orange, quartered
- 1 1/2 cups (300 g) sugar
- 1 1/4 cups (300 ml) water
- 1 1/4 cups (300 ml) grain alcohol
Preparation:
Bring the water to a boil, remove it from the fire, and dissolve the sugar into it. When the syrup has cooled transfer it to a jar with the other ingredients. Seal the jar and let everything steep, shaking it daily, for 10 days. Filter using gauze into an elegant bottle, and age it for 6 months before you break it out.For an amazingly delicate variation, use the zest of a dozen tangerines instead of that from the oranges and lemons.
