Amazing Lime Rickeys

So I love the new Limeade drink from Taco Bell. Its super fizzy and tart and sooo tasty. Except its like almost $3.00 for a large (which is like 16 oz in this case). Booooo! So I took a Raspberry Lime Rickey recipe I have used here, from Mel's Kitchen Cafe and adapted it to be all lime. Delish.

Amazing Lime Rickeys

1 cup fresh lime juice (from about 8 limes) 
Lime Zest (from 2 of them)
1 cup water 
2 Cups Sugar 
Club Soda (Chilled)
Ice


In a medium sized saucepan, combine and heat water, sugar, lime juice and zest. Bring to a boil and then reduce to simmer, stirring occasionally. Simmer, stirring every so often about 5 min, making sure sugar is all dissolved. Remove from heat and pour through a fine-mesh strainer set over a bowl to remove the zest from the lime syrup. Refrigerate syrup until cooled. 


To serve, pour 1 1/2 cups club soda into a large ice filled glass. Add 5 tablespoons syrup and stir. Enjoy! 


(Side Note:You can always add more or less syrup depending on your personal preferences)