Honey Lemon Pink Soda (Print Version)

Sweet honey meets tangy lemon and pink grapefruit in this bubbly, refreshing homemade soda.

# What You'll Need:

→ Base

01 - 2 tablespoons honey
02 - 1 large lemon, juiced (about 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice)
03 - 1/2 cup pink grapefruit juice, unsweetened (fresh or bottled)
04 - 1 cup sparkling water, chilled

→ Color and Garnish

05 - 1 tablespoon grenadine syrup
06 - Ice cubes, as needed
07 - Lemon slices, for garnish
08 - Fresh mint leaves, for garnish (optional)

# Steps:

01 - In a small pitcher or cocktail shaker, combine the honey and fresh lemon juice. Stir or shake vigorously until the honey is completely dissolved.
02 - Add the pink grapefruit juice and grenadine syrup to the honey-lemon mixture. Stir thoroughly until well combined.
03 - Fill two serving glasses with ice cubes to your desired level.
04 - Pour the honey-lemon-grapefruit mixture evenly between the two prepared glasses.
05 - Top each glass with chilled sparkling water and stir gently to combine without losing carbonation.
06 - Garnish each glass with a lemon slice and fresh mint leaves if desired. Serve immediately while cold and effervescent.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • It comes together in the time it takes your ice cubes to stop cracking, which makes it the ultimate rescue drink for surprise guests.
  • The grapefruit and grenadine create a blush color that looks like you tried way harder than you actually did.
02 -
  • If your honey has crystallized or is stubborn, briefly warming it in the microwave for ten seconds makes it dissolve into the lemon juice instantly without any grainy residue.
  • Tasting the base before adding sparkling water lets you adjust sweetness or tartness, because once the bubbles are in, corrections become much harder to pull off.
03 -
  • Rolling your lemon firmly on the counter before cutting and juicing it can yield nearly twice as much juice, which saves you from reaching for a second lemon.
  • Using pink grapefruit instead of regular white grapefruit is the difference between a pretty blush soda and one that looks disappointingly murky.

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