Remove the lemon peel carefully so you don't take any white pith off with it. I use a vegetable peeler for this

Roll the lemons on your work surface so you get the optimum amount of juice when you squeeze them. Do that now and set the juice aside

Heat the sugar in a pan with the water over a low heat and stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Add the lemon peel to the pan, bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 minutes

Add the lemon juice to the pan, bring back to the boil then simmer a further 5 minutes. Take off the heat and cool in pan for 15 minutes

Put the juice mix in a jar with a clip top or screw top lid. Add the vodka and seal

Shake the jar every 2 days for 2 weeks. Strain the mixture and decant into bottles adding a strip of lemon peel from the strainer to each bottle

Serve chilled for an after dinner treat

If making for Christmas as a gift for family & friends, start the process around the 8th of December so you have enough time for it to flavour and attach pretty gift tags to the bottles