A VERY MERRY MINTED GIN COCKTAIL

We are starting with a little something to celebrate the launch of our blog, a Christmas cocktail recipe that we hope you all enjoy!

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL NEED /
30 mint leaves
1/4 cup of sugar
2 cups lime cordial
A handful of extra mint leaves to serve
One lime (sliced) to serve
Ice to serve
1.25L of soda water
2 cups of gin (or to taste)

AND HERE IS WHAT TO DO /
Place the sugar and mint in a mortar and pound with a pestle until crushed, pop this into a pretty serving jug
Stir in the cordial
Put into the jug the extra mint, sliced lime and ice
Top up the jug with the soda water and gin

We think this cocktail looks pretty cute in a mason jar with a paper straw, but you could serve it in anything that takes your fancy.

EXTRA/
For an extra festive touch we cut a small slit in a gingerbread cookie so that it sat on the rim of the drinking jar.
You can also leave out the gin in this recipe (as we did) and this makes a great mocktail, friendly for the little Mei and May in our families.

Cheers! xx