Spa Day
This light and refreshing cocktail combines vodka with freshly squeezed lemon juice and a mint simple syrup.
Ingredients
- 2 oz vodka
- 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
- 3/4 oz mint syrup (see notes below for recipe)
- mint leaf, for garnish
Instructions
- Combine the vodka, lemon juice, and syrup in a cocktail shaker.
- Fill 3/4 of the shaker with ice.
- Shake until chilled, about 12 seconds.
- Strain the drink into a couple glass and garnish with a mint leaf.
Notes
Mint Syrup
To make mint syrup, you infuse simple syrup with mint leaves, as if making a cup of tea. I like to pour hot simple syrup over fresh mint, cover, let cool, and then strain out the leaves. This produces a richly flavored syrup by retaining as much of the plant's natural oils as possible, without overheating the herb.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup fresh mint leaves
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- Start by measuring approximately 1 cup of fresh mint leaves. If you have very large leaves, you can chop them into smaller pieces. Put the mint in a 2-cup glass measuring cup.
- Next, combine the sugar and the water in a small saucepan. Heat the mixture on medium heat, stirring frequently, until it begins to bubble. Remove from the heat and pour over the mint leaves.
- Cover the measuring cup with plastic wrap and let sit until cooled.
- Once the syrup is cool, strain out the mint leaves and store the syrup sealed in a clean glass jar in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
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