Hard Lemonade Recipe (Tip for the BEST Flavor!)

Hard lemonade barely requires a recipe, but I have a tip for you that will have you serving the best hard lemonade you’ll ever try! Be prepared for everyone to ask how you made it.

Sometimes you don’t need a recipe, you just need a tip, or details, to make something that’s really good.

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This is the case with this hard lemonade recipe. Do you really need a recipe to mix vodka into lemonade? Of course not, but I’m here to tell you what to use for the best hard lemonade you’ll ever have!

If you’ve familiar with my lemon drop martini recipes, I have three: classic lemon drop martini, frozen lemon drop martini and a strawberry lemon drop martini, and an other frozen lemon drink that’s almost a dessert: an Italian sgroppino. With each beverage, I’m very particular about what kind of alcohol I use.

Just like making spaghetti sauce, if you’re not using quality tomatoes, you can forget a good tasting sauce. What’s the point of even making it?

Suggestion: make this cranberry lemonade and use vodka for another flavor of hard lemonade!

Well, I’ve discovered that Ketel One Citroen vodka makes the very best lemon drop martinis, so why not use it in hard lemonade? (And this is not a sponsored post, I have had no contact with this company.)

Hard Lemonade Recipe

by Christina Conte                          makes 4 servings

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Ingredients

• sugar
• lemon juice
• sparkling water
• lemon/citrus vodka

Directions

Boil one cup of still water and pour it into a quart (1/2 l) measuring jug.

Add the sugar.

Stir until melted.

Add the rest of the still water.

Add the lemon juice.

Add the sparkling water.

Finally, add the vodka and stir.

Serve over ice, and garnish with lemon. If you like, use a pick to skewer the lemon slice.

The flavor of the Ketel One Citroen Vodka really makes all the difference.

And if starting your day with a lemon drink is healthy, isn’t ending it with a lemon drink a good thing as well? Haha! Just kidding, always drink in moderation.

Hard Lemonade Recipe (Easy and Delicious)

Servings: 4

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes minutes

The best hard lemonade recipe you'll ever find!

5 from 12 votes

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Ingredients

• ¾ cup lemon juice
• ⅓ cup sugar
• 16 oz water
• 16 oz sparkling water unflavored
• ¾ cup Ketel One Citroen Vodka

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Instructions

• Boil one cup of still water and pour it into a quart (1/2 l) measuring jug.
• Add the sugar and stir until melted.
• Add the other cup of water, then our into a serving jug.
• Add the lemon juice.
• Add the sparkling water.
• Finally, add the vodka and stir.
• Serve over ice.

Notes

Adjust the sugar, water and vodka ration to your own liking. You can also skip the sparkling water and just use still water.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.003g | Sodium: 31mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.1mg

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Author: Christina Conte

Course Alcoholic

Cuisine American

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