Description
A light but oh so refreshing mocktail with a kiss of mint.
Ingredients
Scale
1 cup raw sugar (it may be labeled turbinado or demerara sugar)
1 cup of water
1 cup fresh mint leaves (2 bunches)
4 tablespoons lime juice (2 limes)
3 tablespoons lemon juice (1 lemon)
2 liters grapefruit soda
Lime slices for garnish
Mint leaves for garnish
ice
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, add 1 cup raw sugar to 1 cup water and stir to combine over medium-high heat.
- Once the mixture has come to a boil and the sugar has dissolved, remove the pan from the heat and add the mint leaves. Let sit for 60 minutes to cool. Strain out the leaves.
- Juice the lemon and limes and add juice to a pitcher.
- Add 1 cup mint-infused simple syrup to the pitcher.
- Just before serving add the grapefruit soda to the pitcher and stir to combine.
- Serve mint julep mocktail over ice and garnish glasses with a lime wedge and mint leaves.
