Ingredients
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2 inch piece fresh ginger
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2 jalapeños
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1 cup sugar
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3 limes
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1/2 cup mint
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1 cup white rum
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2 cups sparkling water
Steps
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Slice the ginger and jalapeños. In a saucepan over medium heat, bring the sugar and 1 cup water to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar, about 5 min total. Remove from heat and add ginger and jalapeños; let cool at room temperature, about 1 hour.
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Juice 2 limes; cut the third into wedges. In a cocktail shaker or bowl, combine the juice, lime wedges and mint leaves. Remove the ginger from the sugar syrup. Using a garlic press, squeeze the ginger juice over the lime and mint. Using a wooden spoon, lightly crush and mix the ingredients to release the flavors. Divide the ginger-lime-mint mixture among 4 tall glasses.
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Strain the remaining syrup through a wire-mesh sieve and add 1 tbsp ginger-jalapeño syrup to each glass. Divide rum and sparkling water among glasses, fill with ice cubes and serve.
Comments
Must be 21 years or older to purchase or consume alcohol. Please drink responsibly.