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Arnold Palmer
Made with classic simple syrup · Arnold Palmer, Pennsylvania
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Arnold Palmer
- 6 oz180 ml unsweetened iced black tea
- ½ oz15 ml fresh lemon juice
- ½ oz15 ml simple syrup
- 1 oz30 ml cold water
- Stir the lemon juice, simple syrup and water together to make a quick lemonade.
- Fill a tall glass with ice and pour in the iced tea.
- Add the lemonade, stir and garnish with a lemon wedge.
Garnish: lemon wedge
The syrup
In this recipe
Classic Simple Syrup½ oz15 ml
Simple syrup is equal parts sugar and water, heated just until the sugar dissolves.
The 1/2 oz lemon juice, 1/2 oz simple syrup and 1 oz water in our spec make the 2 oz of lemonade in a 3:1 glass. For a half-and-half version, double the lemonade portion and cut the tea to 4 oz.
As printed: Lemonade (Palmer never gave a lemonade recipe); the iced tea is unsweetened.
Or use
Lemon Syrup½ oz15 ml
Lemon syrup is simple syrup flavored with lemon zest and finished with fresh lemon juice.
Use instead of the simple syrup for a zestier lemonade portion. It already contains some lemon juice, so you can trim the fresh juice slightly.
As printed: Lemonade.
Where it comes from
Golfer Arnold Palmer started asking for a pitcher of iced tea with a little lemonade in it at home in Pennsylvania. In the 1960s, after a woman at a restaurant overheard him order it and asked for 'a Palmer,' the drink took his name; his company began bottling it with AriZona in the early 2000s.
Source: Arnold Palmer's own account (CNBC interview, 2012; ESPN 30 for 30, 2013), as reported by NPR by Arnold Palmer (2012).
Checked against: NPR: How Arnold Palmer Hit A Hole-In-One With His Signature Drink · Golf Monthly: What Is The Arnold Palmer Drink?
Gear for this drink
OXO SteeL Angled Measuring Jigger
Zulay Kitchen 2-in-1 Metal Lemon & Lime Squeezer
Best for Fresh citrus for sours and lemonade