Fire and Ice Lemonade

Recipe courtesy of Kati Hajjar, Top of the Hill Restaurant, Chapel Hill
as seen on episode “TOPO Distillery”, season 3

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cucumber, peeled and seeds removed and cut into chunks
• juice of ½ lemon
• 1/2 oz. Jalapeño simple syrup (recipe to follow)
• 2 oz TOPO vodka

Directions:

Place the cucumber, lemon juice, jalapeño simple syrup and vodka into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into martini glasses. Garnish with thinly sliced cucumber.

Jalapeño Simple Syrup

In a saucepan, mix together equal parts water and sugar. Add in a jalepeño cut in half. Simmer until sugar is dissolved and let mixture cool.

Tags: Cucumber, Jalapeño, Lemonade, Simple Syrup, TOPO, Vodka

Category: Recipes