Easy recipe for vodka mint lemonade or limeade, this refreshing summer cocktail is made with limes or lemons, fresh mint, sugar or honey, water, ice and vodka to taste.
Course Cocktails, Drinks
Cuisine American, Fusion, Latin
Keyword Lemonade, Limeade, Mint, Vodka mint lemonade
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 10 minutesminutes
Servings 8to 10 drinks
Ingredients
4limes or lemonsquartered and any seeds removed
Leavesfrom 1 medium sized bunch of mint
8cupsof cold water
½ - ¾cuphoney or sugarmore or less to taste
8 to 16ouncesvodkaabout 1 to 2 cups, more or less to taste
Ice cubes
Lime or lemon slices to garnish
Instructions
Place the quartered limes or lemons in the blender with 2 cups of water, sugar or honey, some ice, and half of the mint leaves.
Blend until the limes or lemons are crushed, the mixture should be slightly foamy with a whitish color.
Strain the lemonade and add the remaining 6 cups of water.
Stir in the vodka or allow guests to add the vodka according to their preference
Serve with ice and garnished with the remaining mint leaves and lime slices.