Ingredients
Simple Syrup
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cup water
Cocktail
- 1/4 cup shochu
- 2 tablespoons simple syrup
- 2 tablespoons Sunkist® Meyer lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 9 each mint leaves
- 1 1/2 cup soda water
- 1 Sunkist Meyer lemon wedge
Meyer Lemon Shochu
Serves: 1
Directions
Simple Syrup
- To make simple syrup, combine ingredients in a small sauce pan. Over medium-high heat, heat just until the sugar dissolves. No need to boil. Remove from heat and allow syrup to cool at room temperature. Once cooled, store syrup in a covered container and keep in the refrigerator for up to one month.
Cocktail
- In a tall glass filled with ice, measure in the shochu, simple syrup, Meyer lemon juice and mint leaves, stir with a long spoon.
- Top with soda water. Garnish with a Meyer lemon wedge and mint leaf.
