Name: Emerald Mojito
Cuisine: Latin America, Americana
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon; 3/4 cup boiling water; 1/2 cup white sugar; 4 mint leaves; 1/2 lime, cut into 4 wheels; 1 ounce lime juice; 3 tablespoons Emerald Mist Simple Syrup; 2 ounces white rum; 1/3 cup soda water; 1 cup ice cubes; sprig of mint

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Emerald Mojito

We've mixed some Mojito magic here using a simple syrup made with our

Emerald Mist

A World Spice original blend, Emerald Mist is a strong infusion of several mints, licorice, and ginger that will hold up to the strongest wind and the most persistent of stuffy noses...

tea! Peppermint and spearmint are the main flavors in the syrup, along with with licorice, cloves, and ginger. Combined with fresh lime to make it a Mojito, this drink is delicious virgin or classically spiked with rum. Kick back and enjoy it on a hot summer day. Don't feel up for that much mixology? Emerald Mist makes a fantastic iced tea for summer all on it's own.

Ingredients

For the Emerald Mist Simple Syrup:

1 tablespoon

Emerald Mist

Emerald Mist

A World Spice original blend, Emerald Mist is a strong infusion of several mints, licorice, and ginger that will hold up to the strongest wind and the most persistent of stuffy noses...
3/4 cup boiling water
1/2 cup white sugar

For the Mojito:

4 mint leaves
1/2 lime, cut into 4 wheels
1 ounce lime juice
3 tablespoons Emerald Mist Simple Syrup
2 ounces white rum
1/3 cup soda water
1 cup ice cubes
sprig of mint

Preparation

For the Emerald Mist Simple Syrup:

Put the tea in a large cup and pour the boiling water over it. Steep for 4 minutes and strain. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Allow the syrup to cool to room temperature.

For the Mojito:

In a tall tumbler add the mint leaves and lime wheels. Muddle them to release the juice and oils.

Next add the lime juice, simple syrup, rum and soda water give it a stir. Top off with ice and a sprig of mint and lime wedge.