House of Blues Ginger Lemongrass Soda Water

Ingredients:

3 cups water
2 cups sugar
1 stalk lemongrass, trimmed, cut into 3 inch lengths
3 ounces fresh ginger, smashed
1 large lemon, juiced
1/4 vanilla bean
soda water
granulated sugar, for glasses

Directions:

1 Combine water and sugar in a medium size saucepan; stir until sugar dissolves.

2 Add lemongrass, ginger, lemon juice and vanilla bean. Bring to boil over high heat, then reduce heat to low and simmer 20 minutes.

3 Remove from heat, cover and let steep overnight.

4 Strain through a fine mesh strainer.

5 To serve, fill chilled bar shaker(or just use a jar with a lid) halfway with ginger syrup. Top with equal amount of soda water. Strain into sugar-rimmed glasses and serve.