Summer infused mint mojitos and infused simple syrup

Contributed By Carlyanne Pruger of White Table Catering

Happy Summer! This weeks recipes are the most perfect, refreshing drinks to serve your guests (or have as a treat after a long day in the office!) We were inspired by the herbs in our garden and summer fruit to make herb infused simple syrups to be used in cocktails. Here are a few of our favorite infusions!

RECIPES

Mason Jar Mojitos

Girls night calls for cocktails and there’s nothing better in the summer than a fresh mojito. We like to serve our drinks in fun glassware and for this recipe we decided to use mason jars as they are the perfect size for this backyard cocktail! The recipe is super simple, so you can whip it up quickly after work or in the middle of a back yard gathering.

Mason Jar Mint Infused Mojito:
1 1/2 oz. white rum
1/2 cup club soda
4 tbsps mint simple syrup (see simple syrup recipe below)
1/2 lime in 2 wedges
Ice
1 mint mint sprig

Squeeze the juice from one lime wedge into glass. Fill glass will ice. Add simple syrup, rum and club soda. Stir and garnish with the second lime wedge and mint garnish.

**See our Infused simple syrup recipes above to create the mint simple syrup.

Simple syrup

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/4 cup fresh herbs – Suggestions: lavender, Rosemary, mint, hibiscus
Fruit – Suggestions: oranges, lemons, peaches

Bring all ingredients to a boil and stir continuously until the sugar dissolves in the water. Remove the syrup from heat and allow to cool. Strain out herbs after 30 minutes.