Description
Refreshing strawberry vodka lemonade delights summer gatherings with its perfect blend of sweet and tart flavors. Chilled glasses filled with this cocktail promise a delightful escape from heat, inviting you to savor each sip.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup vodka
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice (about 4–6 lemons)
- ½ cup cold water (or lemon-lime soda for a fizzy version)
- 1 tbsp sugar (optional, adjust to taste)
- Ice cubes
- Lemon slices
- Extra strawberries
- Fresh mint leaves (optional)
Instructions
- Puree Preparation: Blend ripe strawberries with granulated sugar in a high-powered blender until achieving a silky, uniform consistency. Optionally strain through a fine-mesh sieve to remove seeds and create an ultra-smooth texture.
- Liquid Fusion: Pour strawberry puree into a large pitcher, incorporating freshly squeezed lemon juice, premium vodka, and chilled water. Stir thoroughly with a long-handled mixing spoon to ensure complete integration of all liquid components.
- Flavor Calibration: Taste and adjust sweetness by incrementally adding sugar or water, balancing the flavor profile to achieve desired intensity and smoothness.
- Serving Presentation: Fill serving glasses with crystalline ice cubes, then carefully pour the crimson strawberry vodka lemonade over the ice. Garnish each glass with delicate lemon medallions, whole fresh strawberries, and aromatic mint sprigs for an elegant visual and flavor enhancement.
- Final Touch: Serve immediately to preserve optimal temperature and effervescence, inviting guests to savor this refreshing summer cocktail.
Notes
- Choose Peak Strawberries: Select ripe, deep red strawberries at maximum sweetness for the most vibrant flavor and natural sweetness in the cocktail.
- Strain for Smoothness: Use a fine-mesh strainer to remove strawberry seeds, creating a velvety-smooth drink without unwanted texture.
- Balance Flavor Carefully: Taste and adjust sweetness progressively, adding small amounts of sugar or water to achieve perfect harmony between tartness and sweetness.
- Chill for Optimal Experience: Serve immediately over ice and keep ingredients cold to maintain the drink’s refreshing quality and prevent dilution.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Drinks, Cocktails
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 1 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg