Bitter Lemon Soda

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 lemon, zested
• 2 sprigs fresh lavender
• 3 cups lemon juice
• 4 cups ice cubes, or as needed
• 1 (11 fluid ounce) bottle cold tonic water, or more as needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• combine sugar, water, lemon zest, and lavender in a pot and cover; bring to a boil. cook mixture until sugar is dissolved, 5 to 10 minutes. remove pot from heat and cool syrup to room temperature, about 15 minutes.
• pour lemon juice into a pitcher, strain syrup into lemon juice, and stir until concentrate is evenly mixed. refrigerate concentrate until chilled, at least 1 hour.
• fill serving glasses with ice and pour about 2 ounces concentrate into each glass; top with tonic water and stir.