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Homemade Bitter Lemon Soda

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PREP TIME
10 min
COOKING TIME
5 min
TOTAL TIME
90 min
SERVINGS
12 servings
Homemade Bitter Lemon Soda
Ingredients
  • 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
Instructions
1
Combine the sugar, water, lemon zest, and dried lavender in a saucepan and cover it; heat it until the mixture reaches boiling point. Cook the mixture for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the sugar has completely dissolved.
2
Remove the saucepan from the heat source and allow it to cool down to room temperature, approximately 15 minutes.
3
Pour freshly squeezed lemon juice into a large container. Strain the syrup mixture into the lemon juice and mix until it's evenly distributed throughout. Refrigerate the mixture for at least one hour, or until chilled.
4
Fill glasses with ice and pour approximately 2 ounces of the syrup mixture into each glass. Top with tonic water and gently stir.