A delightful, sweet summer cocktail, making the most of fresh fruit.
Serves 1
5 strawberries
Mint leaves
30ml lime juice
15ml sugar syrup
60ml gin or vodka
Ice
1/4 cup sugar for glass rim
Sparkling water
Choose your glass and put it in the freezer to chill.
In a cocktail shaker, muddle together strawberries, a couple mint leaves and lime juice.
Add sugar syrup, alcohol and ice and shake together, until cold.
Place sugar on a plate, remove glass from freezer and dip rim into sugar. Place a large ice cube in the glass and double strain drink into glass.
Top up glass with sparkling water and garnish with a mint sprig.
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