Bourbon Lemonade takes old fashioned homemade lemonade and adds sweet boozy bourbon and fizzy ginger ale to make one refreshing warm weather drink.
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🌟 Why You'll Love This Recipe
It is easy to make. If you can pour a few ingredients into a glass, then you can make this drink.
It tastes great. Sweet and boozy bourbon, sweet-tart lemonade, and bubbly ginger ale make for a delicious cocktail.
It's a perfect Summer sip. Enjoy this drink year-round, but it's particularly good on a hot Summer day.
💭 What is Bourbon Lemonade?
Bourbon Lemonade is a sweet, boozy, and refreshing drink that's made of (you guessed it) bourbon and lemonade. Plus one other ingredient.
📝 Ingredients
- Bourbon: Use your favorite bourbon here. I often reach for Bulleit, but whatever you like will be nice.
- Lemonade: You can use store bought or homemade lemonade here.
- Ginger ale: I'm a Canada Dry kinda gal.
- Garnishes: As always, garnishes aren't mandatory. But a little sprig of fresh mint and a lemon wheel go a long way to make this drink pop.
👩🏻🍳 How to make Bourbon Lemonade
It's very easy to make this drink.
Start out by filling a Collins glass (or other tall glass) with ice. Add your bourbon and lemonade.
After that, top everything off with a little fizzy ginger ale. Garnish your glass with mint and a lemon wheel, if you're so inclined.
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❓ FAQs
In short, use whatever you like!
Either one will work here.
It's great any time, but it's particularly good on a hot Summer day.
I'd love to know what you thought of this recipe! Don't forget to leave a comment and ⭐️ star rating below!
✨ Recipe
Kentucky Bourbon Lemonade
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz bourbon
- 3 oz homemade lemonade
- ginger ale
- lemon wheel and fresh mint for garnish
Instructions
- Add the bourbon and lemonade to a tall glass with ice.
- Top with ginger ale.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel and fresh mint.
Notes
- You can use store bought or homemade lemonade
Nutrition
Disclaimer: Nutritional information is a generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.
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