Bloomstock Black Lemonade
Bloomstock
At Bloomstock in San Francisco, they specialize in coffee and waffles year-round, but this spooky season they wanted to tackle the theme of the season head-on with an attempt at a black drink. After messing around in the kitchen with some activated charcoal they ended up with a delicious and not-too-sweet black lemonade.
To make this simple single-serving drink, start by making a quick simple syrup out of cane sugar and hot water before adding in activated charcoal and lemon juice, pour it over ice and top it with a splash of sparkling water. Ross, owner of Bloomstock, praises the drink as “a refreshing and bright mocktail during the usually hot and sweet fall drink line up.” So scoot over pumpkin spice latte, we’ll be taking our drinks over ice this season (maybe with a shot of tequila too).
How to Make It
1
Combine hot water and cane sugar, stir until melted.
2
Add two ice cubes to cool the mixture. Once melted, stir in activated charcoal until completely combined. Add lemon juice and mix together.
3
Pour black lemonade mixture over the cup of ice, top with sparkling water. Garnish with a slice of lemon.
Ingredients
2 oz hot water
2 tsp cane sugar
2 ice cubes
¼ tsp activated charcoal
2 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
16 oz cup of ice
1 bottle of sparkling water
Directions
1
Combine hot water and cane sugar, stir until melted.
2
Add two ice cubes to cool the mixture. Once melted, stir in activated charcoal until completely combined. Add lemon juice and mix together.
3
Pour black lemonade mixture over the cup of ice, top with sparkling water. Garnish with a slice of lemon.
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