Pepper Vodka Lemonade

Best with Nemiroff Honey Pepper Vodka. Lemonade recipe below the fold.

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• 4 cups water


• 6-8 oz. sugar


• 1/2 tsp salt


• 1/4 tsp lemon zest


• 3 oz fresh-squeezed lemon juice

Heat water, sugar, salt, and lemon zest, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves and water is just below boiling¹. Remove from flame and let cool; add lemon juice. Strain into a pitcher and refrigerate.


¹I've found that the easiest way to do this is to bring to a boil, then go back in time to a few seconds before it was boiling.