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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.

hard lemonade with clear ice ball

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!

hard lemonade on a plate

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, I’m very particular about what kind of alcohol to use.

Best Lemon Drop Martini You'll Ever Have

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?

lemon twist on hard lemonade

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

cranberry lemonade with glass straws

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 glasses

Hard Lemonade Recipe

by Christina Conte                          makes 4 servings

FULL PRINTABLE RECIPE BELOW

Ingredients

  • sugar
  • lemon juice
  • sparkling water
  • vodka

Directions

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

pouring water into a jug

Add the sugar.

adding sugar

Stir until melted.

adding water

Add the rest of the still water.

making lemon drop martinis

Add the lemon juice.

lemon drop martinis

Add the sparkling water.

adding sparkling water

Finally, add the vodka and stir.

adding sparkling water

Serve over ice, and garnish with lemon.

lemon twist on hard lemonade

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

hard lemonade with half a lemon

glasses of hard lemonade with lemon horizontal

Hard Lemonade Recipe (Easy and Delicious)

Yield: 4
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

The best hard lemonade recipe you'll ever find!

Ingredients

  • ¾ c (177 ml) lemon juice
  • ⅓ c (75 g) sugar
  • 2 cups (475 ml) water
  • 2 cups (475 ml) unflavored sparkling water
  • ¾ cup (177 ml) Ketel One Citroen Vodka

Instructions

  1. Boil one cup of still water and pour it into a quart (1/2 l) measuring jug.
  2. Add the sugar and stir until melted.
  3. Add the other cup of water, then our into a serving jug.
  4. Add the lemon juice.
  5. Add the sparkling water.
  6. Finally, add the vodka and stir.
  7. 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 Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 48Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 28mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 0gSugar: 5gProtein: 0g

Nutrition information is only estimated.

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2 Comments

  1. I want to make KOTOSOUPA AVGOLEMONO. Many, many years ago, my Home Economics partner and I made Avgolemono, along with a New York style lemon cheesecake. I wouldn’t mind making the cheesecake again either. Both dishes were delish! My partner and I both received an A+ grade.