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This is pink lemonade for adults and it is honest about the resemblance. Citrus vodka and sour mix supply the lemonade part, raspberry liqueur supplies the pink, and the whole thing takes about a minute to make.
Sweet and sour mix is doing more work than it gets credit for. It is lemon juice and sugar syrup in one bottle, which is exactly what you would add to a drink like this anyway, and two ounces of it against two of spirit gives a ratio close to a standard sour. The raspberry liqueur is sweet on top of that, so this lands firmly on the sweet side unless you cut it back.
Glass: Old-fashioned glass | Strength: Medium | Serves: 1 | Prep Time: 2 minutes
Bartenders tip: The original recipe lists a champagne saucer but then says to serve it on the rocks, which does not work. A rocks glass is the sensible reading and it suits the drink better anyway. Fresh lemon juice and a little simple syrup in place of the bottled sour mix is a real improvement for almost no effort. If it comes out too sweet, more lemon fixes it without losing the colour.
