Skip to main content
Epicurious
Gourmet

Warm Bourbon Lemonade

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 4 cups, serving 4 to 6.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups fresh lemon juice plus, if desired, lemon slices for garnish
1 cup sugar
2 cups water
3/4 cup bourbon, or to taste

Preparation

  1. In a saucepan stir together the lemon juice, the sugar, and the water and simmer the mixture, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved. Stir in the bourbon, divide the lemonade among heated mugs, and garnish each drink with a lemon slice.

TagsHot DrinkBeveragesCocktailAlcoholPunchPitcher DrinkLemonadeBourbonWhiskeyLemonCitrusFruitNut FreeGluten FreeDairy FreeEasyQuick30 Minutes or Less5 Ingredients or FewerSimmerWinterGourmet
Read More
The Only Frittata Recipe You’ll Ever Need
Keep this easy frittata recipe on hand for quick breakfasts, impressive brunches, and fridge clean-out meals.
Chicken Salad With Grapes and Walnuts
This chicken salad nails it—creamy, herby, and endlessly riffable.
The Most-Saved Recipes in the Epicurious App This Week
Like cottage cheese caramelize onion dip and a lentil barley salad.
One-Pot Chicken Thighs With Cilantro Rice and Beans
This one-pot dinner cooks chicken thighs directly on top of a bed of flavorful cilantro rice studded with black beans for a complete dinner.
Caramelized Onion Pasta
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
The Most-Saved Recipes in the Epicurious App in April
Like fattoush salad and strawberry shortcake roll.
13 Types of Nuts and How to Cook With Them
Filberts, goobers, scaly bark nuts: Explore the world beyond almonds in this guide.
Whole Lemon Bars
Using two entire lemons—pith, skin, and all—cranks up the citrus flavor in this classic dessert.