Orange Blossom Lemonade Mocktail Recipe
Lemonade lifted by orange blossom water — the same perfume North African pastry is built on.
- Category: Mocktail
- Glass: Highball glass
- ABV: 0%
- Difficulty: Easy
- Prep time: ~3 min
- Alcohol-free: ✓
Ingredients
- Fresh lemon juice45 ml (1.5 oz)
- Simple syrup35 ml (1.2 oz)
- Orange blossom water4 drop
- Cold water120 ml (4.1 oz)
How to Make It
- Stir the lemon juice, syrup and orange blossom water together in a jug.
- Add the cold water and stir again.
- Pour into a highball glass over ice.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel and mint.
Garnish
Lemon wheel and mint
What it tastes like
It smells of lemon and lime peel, it carries a floral top note and it drinks cool and easy.
The technique
Built in the glass. Ice goes into the serving glass, the ingredients go on top, and you stir once if at all. Anything carbonated goes in LAST and never gets stirred; every turn of the spoon costs you bubbles. Fill the glass to the rim with ice: less ice melts faster, not slower.
Glass and ice
A tall, narrow highball. The narrowness does real work — less surface area means the carbonation lasts longer and the ice melts more slowly.
Ingredient notes and substitutes
- Fresh lemon juice
- Freshly squeezed lemon; one lemon gives 30-40 ml. It can swap with lime, but lemon is softer and less aromatic, so use a touch more.
- Simple syrup
- One part sugar to one part water, stirred until it dissolves — no need to boil it. Keeps a month in the fridge. No syrup? Use the same amount of honey, loosened with a little water.
- Cold water
- Seeing it in a recipe is not a mistake: in spirit-forward drinks, measuring the dilution instead of leaving it to the ice is what makes the result repeatable.
The Story
Orange blossom water has been distilled in Morocco and Tunisia for centuries, and a few drops is the difference between lemonade and this.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Orange Blossom Lemonade mixed?
- It is built in the glass and served in a highball glass.
- Does a Orange Blossom Lemonade contain alcohol?
- No. It is safe to serve to children, to anyone pregnant, and to whoever is driving.
- Is a Orange Blossom Lemonade hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
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