Lemon-Infused Ouzo Mint Spritzer
- 1 200-mL bottle Ouzo
- 1 lemon, with top layer of peel carefully tested into long strips
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large sprigs fresh mint
- lemon slices and mint for garnish
- club soda
- turbinado sugar for rimming
- For cocktail: Measure 1 shot of ouzo into a cocktail shaker. Add 1 shot of mint simple syrup and 6 ounces club soda. Add ice and shake until combined. To rim your glass, dip the top of it into your mint simple syrup, and carefully place in a shallow plate of turbinado sugar. Carefully pour cocktail into rimmed highball glass and garnish with a lemon slice and sprig of fresh mint.
- FYI: The cocktail will turn a milky-white color when shaken. This is because anethole, the essential oil of anise, is completely soluble in alcohol at approximately 38% ABV and above, but not in water. Who knew?!
- ProTip: Citrus is a great infusion option for a variety of alcohols - try blood orange with vodka or grapefruit with tequila.
lemon, water, sugar, mint, lemon slices, club soda, turbinado sugar
Taken from food52.com/recipes/33349-lemon-infused-ouzo-mint-spritzer (may not work)