Sparkling Bourbon Lemonade

Ingredients

• 6 shots bourbon 
• 4 cups club soda chilled
• 6 servings ice cubes crushed
• 1 slices optional: lemon ( 4 large lemons)
• 1 cup juice of lemon fresh ( 4 large lemons)
• 1 bunch mint sprigs fresh plus more for garnish
• 1 slices cranberry-orange relish (1 large orange)
• 0.5 cup orange juice fresh (1 large orange)
• 1 cup sugar 

Equipment

• sauce pan

Directions

1. Combine 1 1/2 cups water and sugar in a small saucepan over high heat. Cook until the sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Cool the simply syrup completely. This simple syrup can be made 1 week in advance and stored, covered, in the refrigerator.
2. Combine the simple syrup, lemon juice and orange juice in a pitcher.
3. Mix in the club soda.
4. Add the lemon slices, orange slices and mint.
5. Fill glasses with crushed ice.
6. Add 1 shot bourbon to each glass and fill to the top with the sparkling lemonade.
7. Garnish each glass with mint.