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Lemon Barley Water

An old-fashioned English drink, famous at Wimbledon.

LevelEasy
MethodHeat
GlassJug
Serves4

Ingredients

  • 50 gPearl barley
  • 1000 mlWater
  • 2Lemon
  • 4 tbspSugar

Plus ice.

Bar tools

  • Jigger
  • Strainer
  • Bar spoon
  • Saucepan

No bar kit? A jar with a lid works as a shaker, and 1 tablespoon is 15 ml.

How to make a Lemon Barley Water

  1. Rinse the barley and simmer it in the water for 15 minutes.
  2. Strain and stir in the sugar.
  3. Add the grated zest and juice of the lemons. Chill.

Garnish: Lemon slice

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