Raspberry lemonade

Name: Raspberry lemonade
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients: 60 g Raspberries, fresh or defrosted; 30 ml Fresh lemon juice; 20 ml Sugar syrup; to top up Soda water, chilled; to top up Ice

Crushed raspberries, fresh lemon and soda over ice. Pink, tart and easy to make a jugful of.

Time: 5 min
Difficulty: Easy
Glass: Highball
Strength: Alcohol-free

How to make a raspberry lemonade

Crush the berries. Put the raspberries and sugar syrup in a shaker and crush with the back of a spoon until you have a thick, juicy purée.
Add lemon and shake. Add the lemon juice and fill the shaker with ice. Shake hard for 10 seconds.
Strain. Strain over fresh ice in a tall glass. Use a fine strainer if you want it smooth.
Top and garnish. Top with soda water, stir once and add the garnish. Taste: it should be tart, with the raspberry coming through at the end.

Glass: HighballNo highball? Any tall glass.
Ice: Ice cubes
Garnish: Three raspberries and a lemon wheelOr: A mint sprig.

What you need to make a raspberry lemonade

Kit

JiggerA double-ended measure, usually 25 ml and 50 ml.
Cocktail shakerA two-piece Boston tin is the easiest to use and clean.
Bar spoonA long teaspoon does the job.
Citrus squeezerFresh juice makes the biggest difference of anything.
Fine strainerA small tea strainer catches ice shards.

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The raspberry lemonade story

Raspberry lemonade is homemade lemonade with the fruit crushed in: sharp lemon, a little sugar and the sweet-sour taste of raspberries. It is not a classic with a story, just a very good drink.

Frozen raspberries work as well as fresh ones. They break down more easily and are sweeter, so they are worth keeping in the freezer. Strain out the seeds if you do not like them, or leave them in for a rustic drink.