Food and Recipes Drinks Lemon-Mint Sparklers Recipe Be the first to rate & review! Make the syrup a week ahead, and keep cold. Chill the club soda, too, but mix the drink just before serving to keep it nice and fizzy. Use leftover syrup to make a boozy version for the grown-ups in your crowd, and set up a self-serve beverage station with fresh lemon and mint leaves. By Southern Living Test Kitchen Southern Living Test Kitchen The Southern Living Test Kitchen has been publishing recipes since 1970, four years after the first issue of Southern Living Magazine appeared on newsstands. The Southern Living Test Kitchen team includes a team of professionals with deep expertise in recipe development, from pastry chefs and grilling experts to nutritionists and dietitians. Together, the team tests and retests, produces, styles, and photographs thousands of recipes each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen facility located in Birmingham, Alabama. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on July 20, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham Hands On Time: 30 mins Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins Yield: Makes about 1 1/2 qt. Ingredients 1 3/4 cups fresh lemon juice (about 10 lemons) 1 1/2 cups Lemon-Mint Syrup 3 1/2 cups chilled club soda 2 cups ice cubes Directions Stir together all ingredients in a large pitcher. Serve immediately. Chef's Notes Lemon-Mint-Bourbon Sparklers: Prepare recipe as directed, omitting lemon juice and reducing Lemon-Mint Syrup to 1/3 cup. Stir in 1 1/2 cups bourbon. Makes 5 1/3 cups. Hands-on 10 min.; Total 1 hour, 10 min, including syrup Rate it Print