Moonshine Hard Lemonade Drink Recipe

 

Ingredients:

  • Lemons
  • Sugar
  • Vodka
  • Limoncello (e.g. Pallini or Caravella brand)
  • Mint Leaves

 Lemonade:

  • Squeeze 5 whole lemons, add juice to 1 liter container, add ¼ cup sugar and fill to 1 liter with water.  (Note: Crystal Light can be substituted in a pinch, but fresh lemonade is better)

 Drink mix (per glass):

  • Place 2-3 wedges of lemon (approx. ½ lemon) and approx. 4-6 mint leaves in  a tall glass, grind with mortar to combine lemon and mint flavors
  • Add 1.5 oz vodka and ¾ oz Limoncello
  • Fill glass with crushed ice
  • Fill glass with lemonade (above)
  • Shake in martini mixer, serve in a tall glass with straw as shown

* Disclaimer: Recipe also based loosely on the work of others (including Risa and the Moonshine restaurant in Austin, TX) which I shamelessly plagiarized.