All you need is syrup, sugar, ice, and a few sprigs of fresh mint.
Ingredients for 1 serving
3 oz. syrup (best agave)
Hint of sugar
5-6 mint leaves
- Place mint leaves in the bottom of a pre-chilled tall and slim glass or pewter cup.
- Add sugar and crush slightly with a muddler.
- Pack glass with finely cracked ice.
- Pour a generous 3 ounces of syrup over the ice.
- Stir briskly until the glass frosts.
- Add more ice and stir again before serving.
- Stick a few sprigs of mint into the ice to get the aroma.
“ If you prefer to drink through a straw, use a short one so you can get your nose in the mint ”
