Italian Lemon Ginger Mocktail
An Italian lemon ginger mocktail is a refreshing non-alcoholic Italian drink made from sparkling Italian lemonade (sometimes called lemon soda or limonata) spiced up with fresh ginger muddled with lemon.
Ingredients
- 1/4 lemon
- 2 small slices fresh ginger
- 1 bottle or can limonata (Italian sparkling lemonade) or homemade limonata
Instructions
- Cut the lemon into four small pieces and add it to a long drink tall tumbler glass with 3 small slices of ginger.
- Muddle well with the back of a wooden spoon, breaking up the ginger and releasing the juice and oil of the lemon peel.
- Fill the glass with ice and finish with the Italian limonata, which you can either make with or use commercially produced varieties, which work equally well in this non-alcoholic cocktail.
- Finish with a twist of lemon (a lemon peel) and serve immediately.
Notes
- Chill all your ingredients before using, including the glass.
- Use real lemons. Avoid replacing the lemon pieces with pre squeezed lemon juice
- Use meyer lemons, if you like.
- Be sure to wash your lemons very well before muddling them.
- Try muddling the ginger and lemon with a sprig of mint for extra flavor.
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