Ingredients for - Bitter Lemon Soda

1. White sugar 1 ½ cups
2. Water 1 ½ cups
3. Lemon, zested 1
4. Fresh lavender 2 sprigs
5. Lemon juice 3 cups
6. Ice cubes, or as needed 4 cups
7. Cold tonic water, or more as needed 1 (11 fluid ounce) bottle

How to cook deliciously - Bitter Lemon Soda

1 . Stage

Combine sugar, water, lemon zest, and lavender in a pot and cover; bring to a boil. Cook mixture until sugar is dissolved, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove the pot from heat and cool syrup to room temperature, about 15 minutes.

2 . Stage

Pour lemon juice into a pitcher. Strain syrup into lemon juice and stir until concentrate is evenly mixed. Refrigerate concentrate until chilled, at least 1 hour.

3 . Stage

Fill serving glasses with ice. Pour about 2 ounces concentrate into each glass; top with tonic water and stir.