Tropical Thursdays- Made in the shade with lemonade

May 28, 1:59 PMCocktails ExaminerKelly Hightower

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Behold the mighty lemon

The recipes today both feature lemonade. As a bonus I have also included a super simple recipe for homemade lemonade.  

Blue Lemonade

• 1 oz lemon flavored vodka
• 1 oz blue Curacao
• 4 oz lemonade

Mix all ingredients in an iced filled shaker, strain into a chilled collins glass. Garnish with an lemon slice.

Beach Ball Cooler

• 1 oz orange flavored vodka (lemon flavored vodka will also work nicely)
• 1 oz raspberry schnapps
• 3 oz lemonade
• Club soda

Mix all ingredients (except club soda) shake well and strain into a chilled collins glass. Top off with soda and stir gently. Garnish with an orange slice.

Homemade Lemonade

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup water (for the simple syrup)
• 1 cup lemon juice
• 3 to 4 cups cold water

Make simple syrup by heating the sugar and water in a small saucepan until the sugar is dissolved completely. (Note- This simple syrup is a little different than the one I make for drink recipes)

Juice 4 to 6 lemons, enough for one cup of juice.

Add the juice and the sugar water to a pitcher. Add 3 to 4 cups of cold water, more or less to the desired strength. Refrigerate 30 to 40 minutes. If the lemonade is a little sweet for your taste, add a little more straight lemon juice to it. For added visual appeal I use a microplane and add a little lemon zest to the lemonade.

Cheers!

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