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Mint lemonade is lemonade flavored with mint. It may be made with whole mint leaves, mint-flavored syrup, or pureed mint leaves, and may be served over ice cubes or blended with ice into a slush or smoothie. It is sometimes called a virgin mojito.^[1]

It is found in North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East,^[2] and is attested since the early 20th century.^[3][4]

The mint flavor may be added to lemonade in various ways:

• Fresh mint leaves, sometimes simply as a garnish.^{[citation needed]}
• Muddled mint leaves.^[5]
• Processing the mint with the lemon juice in a blender.^[6]
• Mint syrup, made by simmering mint leaves in sugar water.^[7][8]
• Crème de menthe liqueur.^[9]

It may be mixed with still or sparkling water.

It may be served over ice, or blended with ice to make a slush, smoothie, or granita.^[10]

There are also bottled versions.^{[citation needed]}

A recipe for mint lemonade was provided by 13th century Andalusian scholar Ibn al-Baytar, it called for using sugar, lemon juice, mint, and water.^[11][12]

The drink is very popular within Israel, sometimes called the “National drink of Israel”, although this title is unofficial. It is primarily consumed during the summer months.^[13]

Variants may add ingredients such as ginger,^[14] maple syrup,^[15] lime juice,^[16] black salt and apple juice.^[1]

Various spirits may be added to it, including arak,^[17][18][19] tequila (“mint margarita”), bourbon (a “lemon and mint julep“),^[20][21] gin,^[22] etc.

Mint lemonade may also be made into sorbets, ice pops, and so on.^{[citation needed]}

In the Arab world it is called “limon na-naa”.^{[citation needed]}

In Israel, it is called limonana, a portmanteau of limon Hebrew: לימון ‘lemon’ and naʿnaʿ Hebrew: נענע ‘mint’.^[23][24] The word was coined for an advertising campaign to promote bus advertising, in which various celebrities were shown promoting a drink called “Limonana”, a blend of lemon and mint, which was in the end revealed to be fictitious.^{[25][26][27][6]}