Name: Lillet au Citron
Yield: Makes 2 drinks.
Ingredients: 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice; ice cubes if desired; 1 cup white Lillet; chilled soda water; 2 lemon slices for garnish if desired

(Lillet-and-Lemon-Syrup Cocktail)

Recipe information

Yield
<p>Makes 2 drinks.</p>

Ingredients

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

ice cubes if desired

1 cup white Lillet

chilled soda water

2 lemon slices for garnish if desired

Preparation

In a small saucepan combine the sugar and the lemon juice, bring the mixture to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, and simmer it for 5 minutes. Let the lemon syrup cool completely. In each of 2 glasses filled with the ice stir together 1/2 cup of the Lillet and 1 to 2 tablespoons of the lemon syrup, or to taste, top off the drinks with the soda water, and garnish them with the lemon slices.

TagsCocktail Alcohol Beverages Lillet Lemon Citrus Fruit Simmer Summer Gourmet

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