V&B Vodka Water - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Vodka Water
1 3/4 cups absolut ruby red grapefruit vodka
1 orange, juice and zest of
1 lime, juice and zest of
1 lemon, juice and zest of
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups ice
Simple Syrup
2 cups water
1 cup sugar

Preparation

Simple Syrup:
Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan.
Pour in sugar. Stir until sugar is completely dissolved.
Remove saucepan from heat and allow contents to cool.
Refrigerate in a sealed container until ready for use.
Vodka Water:
Place ice cubes in an empty pitcher.
squeeze juice of the orange, lime and lemon over the ice. (I use my juicer - this gives you more citrus juice) cut peel into quarters and throw in the citrus -- It just gets better.
Add Ruby Red Grapefruit Vodka (1/3 of the bottle is how I do it).
Fill with Water, add 1/2 cup to 1 cup simple syrup (depending on sweet desire) and stir.
Pour into highball glasses with or without ice.