Nectarine Ginger Vodka Lemonade
Bright, refreshing, and perfectly balanced, it's the kind of cocktail that tastes like summer in a glass.
Ingredients
SYRUP
- 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Water
- 1 Ripe Nectarine-Chopped or mashed
- 1/2 Tbsp Ginger-grated
- 8-10 Mint leaves
LEMONADE
- 1/4 Cup Lemon juice
- 2 1/2 Cups Cold water
- Couple Slices Nectarine-garnish
- 1 Sprig Mint-garnish
- 2 Oz Vodka
Instructions
SYRUP
- In a saucepan bring all the ingredients together and bring to a gentle boil. Once the sugar dissolves, reduce the heat. Let it simmer for 5 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and cool. Strain into a container and store in the fridge.
LEMONADE
- Add lemon juice to a pitcher and stir in water.
COCKTAIL
- To make 1 cocktail add vodka to a shaker with ice. Add the syrup and lemonade in a ratio of 3:1. 3 parts lemonade to 1 part syrup.
- Shake until cold. Strain into glass with fresh ice, garnish and serve!