Wash the lemons thoroughly. Take the skins off the lemon with a peeler being careful not to get any of the white pith as it will add bitterness to the limoncello.

Put the peels into a large bottle with the vodka and seal the lid tightly. Put the bottle in a cool, dry place for two weeks – shaki ng the content once a day.

Two weeks later, make a syrup -bringing the water and the sugar to a boil to dissolve the sugar. Then cool the syrup to room temperature.

Strain the lemon peels out of the vodka and then mix the vodka with the cooled syrup.

Pour the mixture into bottles, seal them tightly and store them in a cool dry place. Keep the limoncello for one month before serve it.

Limoncello bottles make great gifts for friends and family; just get nice bottles and label them as gift.