Tequila Lemonade

Submitted by Chuck Hughes

"Recipe courtesy Chuck Hughes"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• ice cube (about 2 cups)
• 8 meyer lemons
• 1 dash sugar cane syrup or simple syrup
• 4 sprigs fresh peppermint, leaves torn
• 1 lemon, sliced into wheels
• 4 ounces tequila
• 1 dash of soda water or seltzer water
• 2 vanilla beans, for garnish

directions

1. Into a pitcher, put about 2 scoops of ice cubes.
2. Squeeze in the juice of 8 Meyer lemons or 8 regular lemons in a pinch! Add several dashes of sugar cane syrup. Add the leaves of 2 fresh mint sprigs, torn into pieces. Add a few lemon wheels for garnish. Add 4 ounces of Tequila and give it a stir.
3. Place in the refrigerator to chill.
4. When serving, put the ice in tall glasses, and pour the Tequila Lemonade over the top. Top up with a splash of fizzy soda water. Garnish each glass with a wheel of lemon, a vanilla bean, a sprig of mint, and a paper umbrella.