Traditional Greek Orangeade vs Granizado de Limón (Spanish Lemon Slushie)

Both drinks begin with a stovetop simple syrup, but they treat the shared lemon very differently. In the Greek orangeade, fresh orange juice and fine zest form the base, diluted with cold water and poured over ice, while the juice of half a lemon is only an optional splash to brighten the sweetness. The granizado makes lemon the star, combining four lemons' juice with a sweeter syrup, then freezing and fork-scraping it into light, fluffy icy flakes. One is a zest-flecked drink to sip; the other is a tart slush, with mint only an optional garnish.