Mojo Rising Recipe

• 1 cup mint leaves and stems (preferably a mix of peppermint, spearmint, and lemon balm if desired)
• 1 cup vodka or grain alcohol
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 lime
• Crushed ice
• 2 ounces cachaca (or light rum)
• 2 teaspoons bitter lime syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon homemade peppermint extract
• 4 ounces cold club soda or seltzer water
• Garnish: slice of lime and sprig of mint

1. chop mint and place in a sealable jar. Cover with vodka. Close jar and shake, then leave in a sunny window for two or three days. Strain through a coffee filter and store in a small bottle. It will be dark amber brown in color.
2. Heat 1/2 cup water with 1/2 cup sugar in a small saucepan. Cut zest off lime with a vegetable peeler, add to syrup. Quarter lime, squeezing the juice into the syrup and then add the juiced, pulpy lime pieces to the pan. Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Strain and store in a small jar or bottle in the refrigerator.
3. Fill a tumbler with crushed ice. Add cachaca, bitter lime syrup, and peppermint extract. Stir gently. Pour in the soda, stir gently to mix. Garnish with lime slice and one sprig of mint.

mint, vodka, sugar, water, lime, bitter lime syrup, club soda, lime

Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/08/mojo-rising-cocktail-mojito-with-cachaca-recipe.html (may not work)