Smooth, Citrusy, Summertime Lemonade

With the arrival of the summer's heat and humidity, how does a refreshing, ice-cold glass of lemonade sound?  My high-octane variant of the summertime favorite combines vodka, limoncello, fresh lemon juice, and seltzer to produce a refreshing, effervescent cooler.

My spirituous selections include the citrus-flavored Absolut Citron Swedish vodka and Sogno di Sorrento™ Lemoncello made from I.G.P. Amalfi Coast lemons.  While plain seltzer is fine, lemon seltzer is preferable.  In any case, it's best to avoid club soda.

Comestiblog Lemonade (or Lemon Fizz):

1½ ounces Absolut Citron
2½ ounces Sogno di Sorrento™ Lemoncello
3 ounces lemon seltzer
Juice of 1½ lemons

Stir, add ice, and serve.  Garnish with a slice of lemon.  (Not to be served at a lemonade stand without proper license.)

http://www.sognodisorrento.com/
http://www.absolut.com/

Comments

[{kiss my spatula}]

i have been looking for a good excuse to buy some lemoncello and i think i've found it! :)

[Comestiblog]

Sounds like a marvelous endeavor, wasabi prime! What was the ABV? (The ones I've encountered are typically around 30°.)

Incidentally, whence came the lemons?

[wasabi prime]

I made limoncello once, just a wee batch. The pros: it's good! The cons: I wanted more!! This drink recipe would surely be the silver lining to our outrageous heatwave we're having!

[Comestiblog]

Indeed, it is beguilingly potent. Santé!

[Robert-Gilles Martineau]

A lemony curse?
I would try it definitely, and drink plenty of water after (before the next glass!)
Cheers,
Robert-Gilles

[Comestiblog]

That's a chance you'll have to take, Louise. Despite its intoxicating effect (or maybe because of it), this quaff really is yummy.

[louise]

sounds yummy!! will try make some...its more alcohol than lemonade though!