Zest as much as you need and cut the citrus in half ready to juice.
Bring to boil 250 grams water and 250 grams sugar until dissolved. Add 750 grams cold water to cool the mix a touch.
Add the citrus zest to this 20% sugar syrup and let it infuse for about an hour.
When infused strain through a sieve into a suitable container discarding the spent zest and keeping the syrup.
Finishing the lemonade
Juice the citrus and add the juice to the above syrup.
Add 1 litre of water.
Taste for balance and adjust if needed to your own personal taste.
Place in fridge to chill well.
To serve
Slice some citrus and pick a few sprigs of fresh mint.
Add into a jug with ice and give a stir.
Serve with chilled glasses filled with more citrus slices, mint and ice.
Notes
Add any other fruit pieces to this recipe before serving.
Add sparkling water to the base syrup to make a delicious summer citrus spritzer
Add alcohol like gin, vodka or whisky to make an amazing cocktail.
The base syrup Can also be used to drizzle over cakes.
Freeze this Lemonade into popsicles for a quick refreshing summer snack.
You could substitute the sugar for honey.
To make this recipe sugar free use a sugar replacement but follow your taste rather than the measurements shown here as sugar replacements are much sweeter.
Stored in closed bottles this lemonade will keep fresh for days. It can also be frozen for months without changing character.