Elliniki Lemonada: Refreshing Homemade Greek Lemonade vs Nane Limon (Turkish Mint Lemonade)

Both drinks bring together lemon, ice and mint, but they place the emphasis very differently. Elliniki Lemonada is built on a cooked simple syrup and strained fresh lemon juice, diluted with cold water to taste, giving a smooth, clean sweet-tart glass in which mint is only an optional garnish. Nane Limon makes mint the star: a generous bunch is muddled with lemon zest and sugar to release their oils, then steeped with warm water and lemon juice. The result is more aromatic and zesty, and it can be strained or left rustic with the leaves in.