a fancier vodka & lemonade

my friend katherine posted the other day that she was looking forward to her favorite summer drink, vodka and lemonade. the mad mixologist took that as a challenge to develop something just a bit fancier for her since she's graduated from some pretty fancy schools. so, i promptly went to my kitchen, got distracted and mixed up something with pomegranate instead. so, just a day or so later, here's kat scratch fever (name thanks to the venerable katherine bontrager houlehan).

1.0 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice, strained

1/2 oz simple syrup

1.0 oz vodka

1/2 oz cointreau

sparkling water

lemon wedge

add first four ingredients to a shaker half-filled with ice. shake vigorously until icy. strain into pint glass half-filled with fresh ice. top with cold sparkling water and give it a gentle stir. rim glass with lemon wedge and drop into drink.

now, katherine. drink a couple of these and then challenge me to another game of scrabble.