Hard Lemonade

Ingredients

• 6  juice of lemon juiced
• 1 large optional: lemon sliced
• 1.5 cups vodka 
• 1 cup sugar white

Equipment

• sauce pan
• knife

Directions

1. Zest 1 lemon into large pieces using a knife.
2. Place lemon zest in a saucepan; top with 1 cup water and sugar. Bring lemon zest mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves and liquid is syrupy, 5 to 10 minutes.
3. Remove saucepan from heat and cool; remove and discard lemon zest.
4. Stir lemon juice and vodka together in a pitcher; pour in lemon syrup. Stir in enough water to fill the pitcher.
5. Fill glasses with ice; pour hard lemonade into each glass.
6. Garnish each glass with a lemon slice.