Kentucky Lemonade Recipes

KENTUCKY LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine granulated sugar and water and heat over MED heat. Heat until sugar dissolves into water and mixture is clear. Simmer 1-2 minutes, then remove from heat.
• Add lemon juice, mint leaves, and Bourbon, then let mixture cool.
• Pour mixture through a fine strainer into a large pitcher to remove solid particles and mint leaves. Add ginger ale and stir to combine. Add ice and lemon slices and serve cold.
• To serve as pictured: Add a bit of water, lemon juice or light corn syrup to a shallow plate. To another shallow plate, add coarse white sugar. Dip the open end of glasses onto the liquid plate, then onto the sugar plate to create the sugar rim. Serve drink over ice cubes, garnish with a lemon slice and sprig of mint.

KENTUCKY LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil. Reduce heat; cook 1-2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; add lemon juice and mint leaves. If desired, stir in bourbon. Refrigerate 1 hour or until chilled., Just before serving, strain mixture into a 2-qt. pitcher; stir in ginger ale. Serve over ice. If desired, top with lemon slices and additional mint.

OLD-FASHIONED LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine sugar, 1 cup water and lemon zest. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice and remaining water; refrigerate until cold. Serve over ice.

KENTUCKY LEMONADE

Steps:

• Pour whiskey and lemonade concentrate into a highball glass. Stir. Add ice cubes and fill glass with soda. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

KENTUCKY DERBY LUCKY LEMONADE PUNCH

Steps:

• Peel, seed and chop the cucumber. Wash the strawberries, remove the stems, and cut each in half. In a food processor, add the cucumber and a small handful of the strawberries, purée until finely chopped. Reserve remaining strawberry halves.
• In a 1 gallon beverage container add the two cans of lemonade concentrate, cucumber/strawberry purée, green tea, water, and gin. Refrigerate and allow to sit for 2 hours.
• After two hours, strain mixture to remove purée, then return to gallon container and add remaining strawberry halves.
• Refrigerate 4 hours (or overnight) and serve over ice.

KENTUCKY LEMONADE

Steps:

• Pour whiskey and lemonade concentrate into a highball glass. Stir. Add ice cubes and fill glass with soda. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.