23 Best Boozy Lemonades
Lemonade is just one step away from world domination. That last step is alcohol.
1. Sparkling Bourbon-Spiked Lemonade
2. Smoked Lemonade with Rye Whiskey
Recipe here.
3. Skinny Spiked Lemonade Margarita
4. Champagne Lemonade
5. Frozen Lemonade with Coconut Rum
6. Spicy Cajun Lemonade With Tabasco and Pimm's
Lemonade + vodka + Pimm's + Tabasco + 7Up. Get the recipe.
7. Classic Shandy (Beer + Lemonade)
Use sparkling water for extra fizz. Recipe here.
8. Apple, Lemon, Gin Shandy
9. Sparkling Blueberry Lemonade
Which is, generally speaking, a terrific way to spike fruity things. Recipe here.
10. St. Germain Strawberry Lemonade
11. Low Country Lemonade with Peach Schnapps
Recipe here courtesy of Charleston-based event planner Tara Guerard.
12. Whiskey-Thyme Lemonade
13. Rosemary Lemonade (Add Vodka)
14. Lavender-Thyme Lemonade (Add Gin)
15. Hot Honey Ginger Lemonade Syrup (Add Whiskey)
16. Strawberry-Thyme Lemonade (Add Vodka)
Please. Get the recipe here.
17. Sea-Salted Lemonade (Add Mezcal)
18. Roasted Peach Lemonade (Add Bourbon)
19. Sweet Tea Lemonade Slushie (Add Vodka)
Add a little extra vodka and and ice to this recipe.
20. Ginger Tea Lemonade with Sweet Apple (Add Bourbon)
21. Tarragon Steeped In A New Empty Honey Jar (Add Gin)
To steep, squeeze a couple lemons' worth of juice into the almost-empty honey jar, close it and give it a shake, then add water and tarragon, give it another shake, and let it sit at room temp for a couple of hours. Combine with gin or vodka over ice.
22. Shove a bunch of basil or mint in a jar of lemonade, hours before anyone has realized they need a drink...
This is what I do, because I usually have to make 15+ drinks for my boozehound friends. I like to use Simply Lemonade or Newman's Own.
...and after it's been hanging in the fridge for a few hours, pour into glasses of ice with vodka or gin + seltzer.
If some herbs get in the glasses, fine, if not, fine. The flavor's going to be there.
23. Muddle cucumbers with a squeeze of honey, then add store-bought lemonade, ice, and vodka.
Put your spiked lemonade in a pouch, freeze it, and drink it with straw.
Congrats, you just won at life. Directions here.
Make sweet tea lemonade Jell-o Shots
Pink Lemonade Jell-O Shots
Classic Lemonade Jell-O Shots
