Ingredients for - Hard Lemonade

1. Lemon 1
2. Water, or as needed, divided 4 cups
3. White sugar 1 cup
4. Lemons, juiced 6 large
5. Vodka 1 ½ cups
6. Ice cubes, or as needed 1 cup
7. Lemon, sliced 1 large

How to cook deliciously - Hard Lemonade

1 . Stage

Zest 1 lemon into large pieces using a knife. Place lemon zest in a saucepan; top with 1 cup water and sugar. Bring lemon zest mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves and liquid is syrupy, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and cool; remove and discard lemon zest.

2 . Stage

Stir lemon juice and vodka together in a pitcher; pour in lemon syrup. Stir in enough water to fill the pitcher.

3 . Stage

Fill glasses with ice; pour hard lemonade into each glass. Garnish each glass with a lemon slice.