Watermelon Pepper Soda

Watermelon Pepper Soda

Ingredients

2 cups Torani Watermelon Syrup

1 lime, plus wedges for serving

2 dried chiles de árbol, plus crushed for serving

1 tbsp (1/2 oz) black peppercorns

Pinch of kosher salt

Club soda

Instructions

Crush peppercorns with a mortar and pestle or the side of a chef’s knife. Remove zest from lime in wide strips with a vegetable peeler, leaving white pith behind. Place in a medium bowl. Add the lime’s juice, peppercorns, whole chiles de árbol, Torani syrup and salt. Cover and chill 8–12 hours. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into another medium bowl. To make 1 drink, mix ¼ cup syrup mix with ¾ cup club soda in an ice-filled glass. Garnish with a lime wedge and crushed chile de árbol.