Current fave summer cocktail

Back in April, I bought a bottle of limoncello at the liquor store because I needed it for some complicated recipe I was going to attempt for Easter brunch.  Of course, the liquor store only sold limoncello in huge bottles & I only needed a few tablespoons for my recipe.  For the next couple months, the bottle stood on our liquor shelf looking forlorn.

That is, until I discovered that I LOVED it.  As far as I can tell, limoncello is just lemon-infused vodka.  But gosh is it delicious :)

My new favorite way to drink it is to fill a glass with ice, fill the glass halfway with limoncello & top it off with sparkling or tonic water.  Sometimes, when I want to impress a guest, I'll put it in a fancy martini glass, add basil or mint, and a decorative slice of lemon :)  You can also sugar the rims to make it extra delicious.

Next Christmas/Valentine's Day/birthday, you might get one of these rosemary-limoncello concotions from me.  They are just too cute not to make.

Rosemary Limoncello Recipe