Mint lemonade is
lemonade flavored with
mint. It may be made with whole mint leaves, mint-flavored syrup, or pureed mint leaves, and may be served over ice cubes or blended with ice into a
slush or
smoothie. It is sometimes called a virgin
mojito.
[Simon Difford, ''Cocktails: Over 2250 Cocktails'', 2008, , p. 44-45]
It is found in North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, and is attested since the early 20th century.
Preparation
The mint flavor may be added to lemonade in various ways:
* Fresh mint leaves, sometimes simply as a garnish.
*
Muddled mint leaves.
* Processing the mint with the lemon juice in a
blender.
* Mint syrup, made by simmering mint leaves in
sugar water.
*
Crème de menthe liqueur.
It may be mixed with still or sparkling water.
It may be served over ice, or
blended
A blend is a mixture of two or more different things or substances; e.g., a product of a mixer or blender.
Blend
Blend may also refer to:
* Blend word, a word formed from parts of other words
* ''Blend'' (album), a 1996 album by BoDeans
* Bl ...
with ice to make a
slush,
smoothie, or
granita.
There are also bottled versions.
Variants
Variants may add ingredients such as
ginger
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,
maple syrup
Maple syrup is a syrup made from the sap of maple trees. In cold climates, these trees store starch in their trunks and roots before winter; the starch is then converted to sugar that rises in the sap in late winter and early spring. Maple tree ...
, lime juice,
black salt and apple juice.
Adding spirits
Various spirits may be added to it, including
arak,
tequila ("mint margarita"),
bourbon Bourbon may refer to:
Food and drink
* Bourbon whiskey, an American whiskey made using a corn-based mash
* Bourbon barrel aged beer, a type of beer aged in bourbon barrels
* Bourbon biscuit, a chocolate sandwich biscuit
* A beer produced by ...
(a "
lemon and mint julep"),
gin
Gin () is a distilled alcoholic drink that derives its flavour from juniper berries (''Juniperus communis'').
Gin originated as a medicinal liquor made by monks and alchemists across Europe, particularly in southern Italy, Flanders and the Ne ...
, ''etc.''
As a flavor
Mint lemonade may also be made into
sorbets,
ice pops, and so on.
Names
In the Arab world it is called “limon na-naa”.
In Israel, it is called ''limonana'', a
portmanteau of ''limon'' he, לימון 'lemon' and ''naʿnaʿ'' he, נענע 'mint'. The word was coined for an advertising campaign to promote
bus advertising, in which various celebrities were shown promoting a drink called "Limonana", a blend of lemon and mint, which was in the end revealed to be fictitious.
References
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