Citronnade Maison: Homemade French Lemonade vs Traditional Greek Orangeade

Both drinks start from a cooled simple syrup, but they put the shared lemon to very different work. In the Citronnade Maison, lemon is the whole story: the juice of five lemons plus fine zest gives a sharp, aromatic tartness, stretched with plenty of cold water and lifted, if you like, by bruised fresh mint. The Traditional Greek Orangeade builds instead on fresh orange juice and orange zest for a rounder, fruitier taste, with only an optional half lemon to brighten and balance the sweetness. One is crisp and tangy, the other fuller and mellower.