Weekend Libation - Ciroc Minty Lemonade

Ciroc is a well known player when it comes to vodka. The brand is known for its smooth and easy to drink products. There is a sweetness to the Ciroc vodkas which make them perfect for mixing that tantalizing warm weather cocktail. This weekend we are throwing it back to our youthful days of the lemonade stand, but giving it a very grown up twist and taking this favorite summer drink up a notch.

CÎROC® Ultra-Premium Vodka is the perfect match for an adult lemonade cocktail due to it's natural sugars and flavor profile that has a mix of Red Berry, Peach, Coconut, Amaretto and Pineapple.   You won't feel so bad indulging either since it's Gluten Free and a low-calorie option. 

CÎROC® Ultra-Premium Vodka is distilled from fine French grapes for an exquisitely smooth, fresh vodka experience. The essence of CÎROC Vodka comes from fine French grapes, which are distilled a fifth time at the historic Distillerie de Chevanceaux in southwest France. Now, onto the recipe. 

Ingredients
4 lemons, quartered with seeds removed
Leaves from a bunch of mint
1 cucumber cut into slices
8 cups of cold water
½ - ¾ cup sugar, more or less to taste
8 to 16 ounces of CÎROC® Ultra-Premium Vodka, about 1 to 2 cups, more or less to taste
Ice cubes
Lemon slices to garnish

Instructions

1. Place your quartered lemons in the blender with 2 cups of water, sugar, ice and half of the mint leaves.
2. Blend until lemons are smooth and the mixture is lightly foamy.
3. Strain the lemonade into your serving pitcher and add the remaining 6 cups of water.
4. Stir in the vodka.
5. Serve with ice and garnished with the remaining mint leaves and cucumber slices and remember to enjoy responsibly!!