The perfect summer drink

I think I have found the perfect new drink for summer.  By found, I mean that Charlie sent me a link to it after she found it on Pinterest.  I'm not actually sure what we did in the days before Pinterest.  Probably drank and ate all the same things all the time.  Or actually read recipe books.  One or the other.

Anyway, this drink is awesome.  I fully intend to drink nothing else this summer.  In fact I like it so much I actually invested in an ice crusher.

Smashed Raspberry Lemonade

For this drink you will need the following

• handful of raspberries
• teaspoon of raw sugar
• 2 shots of limoncello
• 2 shots of triple sec
• 1 shot of lemon juice
• lots of crushed ice
• soda water
• assorted silly things like straws, cocktails sticks, slices of lemon and kilner jars to make it look appropriately poncey.

So, take a handful of raspberries and a teaspoon of raw sugar and throw in the bottom of a glass/kilner jar.  Muddle these together.

Add the alcohol and lemon juice, then fill the rest of the jar/glass with crushed ice.  Top off with soda water and drink.

Look how pretty it is!  And how shiny and nice my little sister's work surfaces are. 

As you probably gathered, I made these while I was up visiting my little sister recently.  So just for good measure, here are some pictures of her and her gorgeous boyfriend modelling the drinks like pros.

 

Aren't they pretty?