Prep Time
10 min
Yields
4 to 6 drinks
Cool down on a hot day with a glass of this classic cocktail.
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ingredients
1 ¼
cups freshly squeezed lemon juice (5 to 7 lemons), divided
2
Tbsp kosher salt
2
Tbsp granulated sugar
1 ½
cups good vodka, such as Grey Goose
6
Tbsp sugar syrup (see Cook's Note)
¼
cup Italian limoncello liqueur
1 ½
cups cold sparkling water, such as San Pellegrino
Ice cubes
Thinly sliced lemon rounds, for serving
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directions
Notes
To make this sugar syrup, combine 1 cup of sugar with ½ cup water in a small saucepan, bring to a boil, and cook until the sugar dissolves. Cool.
Step 1
For the salt-sugar rim on the glasses, pour ¼ cup of the lemon juice in a shallow bowl. Combine the salt and sugar on a small plate. Dip the rim of the glasses first in the lemon juice and then dip them lightly in the salt-sugar mixture. Set aside to dry.
Step 2
Combine the vodka, the 1 cup of lemon juice, sugar syrup, and limoncello in a large pitcher. Just before serving, pour in the sparkling water and stir.
Step 3
Fill each glass with ice. Pour the cocktail mixture over the ice, garnish each drink with a slice of lemon, and serve ice cold.