Ingredients:

  • 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
  • 1 cup (240ml) water
  • 1 tsp (5ml) cotton candy flavoring oil
  • 1/2 cup fresh cotton candy, tightly packed
  • 1 cup (240ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 3 cups (720ml) cold filtered water
  • 1/2 cup (100g) ultra fine baker's sugar
  • 1 pinch sea salt
  • 4 cups pearl ice
  • 4 thin lemon wheels
  • 1 cup extra cotton candy for garnish

Instructions:

  1. Combine 1 cup granulated sugar and 1 cup water in your saucepan.
  2. Heat over medium until the liquid is clear and small bubbles appear.
  3. Remove from heat and stir in the 1/2 cup tightly packed cotton candy. Watch it vanish instantly into the liquid.
  4. Add the flavoring oil and stir gently. Let this cool completely to room temperature.
  5. Whisk 1 cup lemon juice with 1/2 cup baker's sugar and a pinch of salt.
  6. Pour in 3 cups cold water and stir until the sugar is fully invisible.
  7. Chill this mixture in the fridge for at least 15 minutes.
  8. Fill four glasses to the brim with pearl ice.
  9. Pour the lemonade base into each glass, leaving 2cm of space at the top.
  10. Slowly drizzle 2-3 tablespoons of the cooled cotton candy syrup over the ice. Observe the pink ribbons swirling downward.
  11. Top with a fresh lemon wheel and a massive tuft of extra cotton candy right before serving.