National Lemonade Day is August 20, and if you’re hoping to celebrate like Beyonce than HollywoodLife.com has ALL of the yummy recipes — alcoholic, of course — to try out!
Hornitos LeMANade
Ingredients: 2 parts Hornitos Plata Tequila, 1/2 part lime juice, 1 1/2 part ginger ale, 1 1/2 part lemonade.
Preparation: Combine ingredients in a glass and serve. Garnish with a lemon peel or slice.
El Padre
Ingredients: 1 part Hornitos Plata Tequila, 2 parts lemonade, 2-3 dashes of green hot sauce, salt/smoked paprika rim.
Preparation: Rim shot glass with salt and smoked paprika. Mix chilled lemonade, chilled Hornitos Plata Tequila and hot sauce in mixing glass and pour into tall shot glass.
Spiked Raspberry Lemonade
By Andrea Correale of Elegant Affairs
Ingredients: 2 ounces Triple Sec, 2 ounces Limoncello, 1 handful of raspberries, 1 oz mint leaves, a dash of grenadine for color, juice of two lemons, club soda, and raw sugar.
Preparation: Add raspberries and mint to the botton of the glass and sprinkle raw suger on tome, then muddle these ingredients until it has the appearance of jam. Add the Triple Sec, Limoncello, and lemon juice to your glass. Add a dash of grenadine for color and then add the ice and top it off with club soda. Stir and serve with a sprig of fresh mint on top.
Frozen elit Lemonade
Ingredients: 2 oz Elit vodka, .75 fresh lemon juice, .75 simple syrup, mint sprigs.
Preparation: Serve over crushed ice.
Mango Mint Tea Mojito
Ingredients: 2oz Patron Citronge Mango, 3oz fresh lemonade, 3oz unsweetened iced tea, 6-8 mint leaves.
Preparation: Tear mint leaves and add to a tall glass over ice. Pour remaining ingredients, stir and serve. Garnish with lemon wheel and mint.
NOLET’s Silver Peach Lemonade Punch
Ingredients: 750ml NOLET’s Silver Dry Gin, 2.25 L fresh squeezed lemonade, 375 ml elderflower liqueur, 2 bags frozen peaches.
Preparation: Mix all ingredients in a pitcher or infusion jar and stir. Serve over ice in a highball glass and garnish with a peach slice or raspberry skewer.
Crabbie’s Prohibition Cooler
Ingredients: 1 oz apple juice, 1 oz lemon juice, Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer.
Preparation: Combine the fruit juices into a glass filled with ice. Top off with Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer and enjoy.
Tell us, HollywoodLifers — Which one of these delicious recipes are you planning to try? Comment below and remember to please drink responsibly!
