Strawberry lemon cooler

Strawberry

lemon cooler

Makes: 1 drink

Ingredients:

1½ ounces strawberry syrup

1 ounce lemon juice

Sparking water

Lemon peel

Instructions:

Shake strawberry syrup and lemon juice in cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into tall ice-filled Collins/chimney glass. Top with sparkling water; garnish with lemon peel.

Strawberry syrup: Juice or purée whole strawberries for 1 cup strawberry juice (strain juice if puréed in a food processor or blender). Combine juice with 1 cup sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Heat to a simmer to melt sugar. Cool.

This recipe is created by mixologist Lane Ford for Starbelly restaurant in San Francisco. You can use any berry if fresh strawberries aren't available.