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Merry mint sparkler

By Maranda Engelbrecht
Easy

Ingredients

  • 1 T minty sugar mixture
  • Little crushed ice
  • Tot Curacao Blue
  • Fresh mint

Method

Crush fresh mint and sugar in a pestle and mortar. Spoon 15ml (1T) of the minty sugar mixture into a cocktail glass and top with a little crushed ice.

Add a tot of Curacao Blue and a few slices of lemon. Top with more crushed ice and fill the glass with sparkling mineral water. Garnish with fresh mint leaves.

TASTE’s take: Crush fresh mint and sugar in a pestle and mortar.