A Citrusy Sweet Meet Cute: 5 Lemon Pop And Syrup Recipes To Balance Cocktail Flavours
One of the staple ingredients in cocktail craft, lemon is a crucial element for a mixologist. It adds a citrusy, acidic and tangy flair to drinks which cuts through some of the more robust notes in certain spirits to lend cocktails a subtle touch. When lemon soda or a citrusy mixer like the Smirnoff Lemon Pop is used for adding the final finishes to a cocktail, it introduces a similarly fresh zest and a fizzy quality into drinks.
Now, pairing the lemon pop with syrupy essentials like simple syrup, spice-infused honeys or jaggery syrup further builds into the flavour layers of a cocktail even as they balance out the more pronounced tangy notes of the mixer. So, cocktails complete with a citrusy lemon pop and certain syrupy ingredients make for a well-balanced drink that can become the showstopper at the next weekend gathering you host.
Read on below to know more about some of the cocktails that bring together a citrusy lemon pop with interesting sweet, syrupy concoctions for a fine flavour balance:
Highball Twist
One of the ways to bring forth a balance of acidic and sweet flavours in a classic highball cocktail is by adding ginger syrup. Craft a simple highball using 30 ml good quality blended Scotch topped off with about 45 ml Smirnoff Lemon Pop. Next, add to it a tablespoon of ginger-infused simple syrup wherein ginger will add a light spice to the cocktail and the sweetness of the syrup will cut through the acidity of the fizzy lemon mixer to bring forth a balance between all the different flavours that make up this drink.
A Citrus Brightener
Bring together about 60 ml Smirnoff Lemon Pop with around 30 ml good quality vodka and lots of ice to craft a simple citrus vodka fizz. What would add an element of surprising brightness would be a citrus syrup which at once complements the lemon pop owing to its acidic notes but also cuts through its tang because of its inherent sweetness. This citrus-on-citrus brightener made by bringing together lemon pop and an orange or yuzu infused simple syrup can be used to turn a cocktail into an unexpectedly balanced citrusy and sweet sparkling blend.
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Herbal Lemon Cooler
Another flavour which goes well with lemon is a slightly savoury and fragrant herbal note. Bring together about 30 ml good quality gin with nearly 60 ml Smirnoff Lemon Pop to craft a cocktail that is laced with the syrupy touch of basil or rosemary syrup. The citrusy soda introduces a fizzy and sparkly finish into the cocktail, whereas the herbal element in the syrup adds quite a bit of savoury, earthy complexity. Garnish such a drink with a fresh rosemary sprig or basil leaf for an aromatic touch to add another flourish to the cocktail.
Spiced And Sparkly Mixtures
One other way of blending about 50 ml Smirnoff Lemon Pop and 30 ml good quality tequila blanco in a cocktail concoction is to craft a margarita with a citrusy and spicy twist. The spicy element can come in the form of a chilli-infused simple syrup. Contrarily, the sweet notes of the simple syrup will undercut the acidity of the lemon soda to bring forth a balance of tang and spice. What would lend more character to this drink is a rim garnish made of sea salt, which forms a crust over the lime juice that can be used to moisten the edge of the glass.
Sweet And Citrus Blend
Finally, what can perhaps be the finest coming together of citrusy lemon pop with sweet, syrupy flavours is a concoction containing a tablespoon of either maple syrup, jaggery syrup or spiced honey syrup paired with 45 ml Smirnoff Lemon Pop and about 30 ml of good quality whisky. Such a classic blend of sweet and citrusy components will lead to the creation of a fizzy cocktail with a lot of rich, syrupy nuance that all at once builds balance and complexity into the concoction.
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