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Kentucky Lemonade - SECRET!

Here's how you make Kentucky Lemonade - SECRET!
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  • Servings: 5
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 55m
    • The following recipe serves 5 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR LEMONADE
  • 6 lemons, whole (sliced not wedges)
  • 6 cups water
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • TO SERVE THE DRINK
  • 1/2 ounce beet juice (Refer to "The Beet", below)
  • 1.75 ounce lemonade (roasted lemonade)
  • 2 ounces bourbon
  • 7 Up, a splash
  • Soda Water
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • LEMONADE

  • Step 1: Put the lemons, the water, the sugar, and the vanilla bean into a roasting pan.

  • Step 2: Roast at 375 for 45 minutes. Let cool. Strain and reserve the lemonade.

  • TO SERVE

  • Step 3: Combine the first 3 ingredients, pour over ice, then add a splash (just a splash) of 7-Up. Fill the rest of the glass to the rim with soda water. Sit back, relax, and have a drink. You’ve earned it.

  • THE BEET!

  • Step 4: There are two ways to go about incorporating this beet. Either buy a beet, roast it, and puree it in a Vitamix, or just go to your supermarket or juice store and get some beet juice. It’s fine either way, it all just depends on how committed you want to be.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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