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This little Lemon Honey Vodka Cocktail packs a whole lot of refreshing flavors into it! Made without any refined sugars, this cocktail is sure to be a hit! Leave out the alcohol for a delicious lemon mocktail!
Simple Lemon Cocktail
This simple and refreshing Lemon and Honey Vodka Cocktail is simple and delicious. It’s made with a honey simple syrup that really makes it shine! It’s refreshing and the ultimate summer cocktail!
Why It’s Important to Make a Simple Syrup
So this recipe calls for honey as the sweetener. You might be wondering why you need to make a simple syrup at all, since honey is liquid. But trust us, honey by itself won’t mix directly into any cocktail. Simple syrup is basically just water and sugar cooked together to create a liquid sweetener that easily dissolves in other liquid, and in this case, we’re swapping the typical sugar for honey!
If you like this lemon recipe, check out these others:
- Gluten Free Lemon Bars
- Instant Pot Lemon Chicken with Artichokes and Asparagus
- Lemon Poppy Seed Overnight Oats (Gluten-Free)
- Lemon Parmesan Chicken with Zucchini Noodles
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Lemon Honey Vodka Cocktail
Ingredients
- 2 ounces ¼ cup vodka
- ½ ounce 1 tablespoon honey simple syrup (see note for instructions)
- ¾ ounce 1-½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- Ice cubes
- Lemon sparking water for topping
Instructions
- Add a small handful of ice cubes, vodka, honey simple syrup, and lemon juice to a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously.
- Add fresh ice to a glass, and pour the contents of the cocktail shaker into the glass. Top with lemon sparkling water.
- Enjoy!
Made this for a few friends. I normally use agave but ran out. Who knew I could do simple syrup with honey. I was worried that just adding honey to an icy drink would make it thick and not mix. This was a great idea. The drinks came out amazing. Thanks!
Ginger Honey Lemonade Cocktail seems so healthy For all because In this time many people an overweight and this ginger lemon cocktail are very useful for us.
Lexi, do you think this will work the same with fresh ginger infused in the honey for a few days or does it have to be candied ginger? Looks so good! I want to try this for cocktails this weekend with my in-laws!
I love ginger. And lemon. And cocktails! Love this beautiful recipe, Lexi!
Sounds great! Where does the 1 large lemon juiced come in? Or am I missing that somewhere 🙂 Always amazing recipes!!!
All fixed!!! XO
This looks perfect and I love the mason jar shaker.
Sounds soooo delish !! I would love to know where to buy the Lemon Strainer Cup and the Mason Jar Drink Strainer attachment or the whole Jar assembly. I need them NOW !! lol
Hahaha — The lemon strainer is from an antique store, but here’s the Mason Jar Martini Shaker 😉 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BWSQGBQ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00BWSQGBQ&linkCode=as2&tag=lexiscleankit-20&linkId=BNNU4QRJHDM4ABXG
I am with you…these scream summer BBQ’s!
Oh yum! I love ginger! This looks so refreshing for a nice hot day! I’m definitely trying this sometime!
Perfect for BBQs all summer long, you’re right? So great and will be making these soon. Thanks!
Yum! This look delicious, Lexi.
it’s 9:30am here. too early to make this? I hope not 😉 Looks delish Lex!
This looks so amazing!! I love all of these ingredients so I will for sure have to try it out soon!