Need a simple cocktail for a hot day when the thought of lemonade makes your mouth water? Try this one. You start crafting this new signature blender drink by making lemon syrup from scratch from lemon juice, sugar, and water. Track down some limoncello—an Italian lemon liqueur—and Smirnoff citrus vodka (or your favorite citrus vodka). Now you’re just a press of the blender button away from being refreshed
MAKES I DRINK
INGREDIENTS:
- ¼ cup hot water
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 ounce Smirnoff citrus vodka
- 1 ounce limoncello liqueur
- 4 ounces lemonade (Minute Maid or Country Time)
- 1 to 2 cups ice
GARNISH
- slice of lemon
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Make lemon syrup by combining hot water, sugar, and lemon juice.
- When syrup is cool, make drink by combining ¾ ounce of lemon syrup with citrus vodka, limoncello, lemonade, and ice in a blender. Blend on high speed until ice is crushed. Start with one cup of ice and add additional ice, if needed, to make the drink slushy. Serve in a 16-ounce glass with a straw and a thin slice of lemon on the rim of the glass.
