Homemade lemonade is an excellent drink for the hot summer days. It is also a great offer for parties and gathering with friends. Here is how to prepare it.
The secret for preparing good lemonade are the cocktail syrups. These are fruit syrup concentrates (at least 1:6) with different flavours that you will provide the main taste and sweetness for the lemonade.
The syrup in combination with sparkling water, fresh lemon, orange and lime brings the great taste of this drink.
What do you need?
Below is a list of everything that you need:
- Lemons
- Oranges
- Limes
- Ice cubes
- Sparkling water (with a lot of bubbles)
- Cocktail/Fruit syrups
- 500 ml (or at least 400 ml) glasses
You will also need following equipment
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Jigger / Measuring cup
- Bar spoon / Long spoon
- Muddler / Long pestle
We would recommend you to buy a simple cocktail set if you are planning to prepare more often lemonades and other cocktails. It is a nice addition in your kitchen and does not take much place.
How to prepare?
Take one lemon, one orange and one lime and cut each of them in 3 equal pieces. Then take one piece from each of them, cut it at small cubes. Put them in a glass and press them few times with the muddler so they release most of their juice.
Now when the fruits are prepared fill half of the glass with ice cubes.
Add 30ml or 50ml fruit syrup to it depending depending how sweet you like the lemonade.
Fill the glass with sparkling water and mix the content with the long spoon.
Your lemonade is ready! Enjoy it!
Additional tips
Some of the best lemonades are made with elderflower syrup or raspberry syrup. The combination of raspberry syrup and the oranges is really good.
Always use sparkling water with a lot of bubbles, because a lot of the bubbles will be gone when they get in touch with the syrup.
if you cool the sparkling water in advance, the ice will melt slower and your lemonade will remain colder for a longer time.
