drink recipes with mint sprigs

Gay Marine recipe

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Check out this tasteful recipe for Gay Marine, with Mount Gay Barbados rum, Grand Marnier orange liqueur, lime, mint, sugar and apple juice.

  • 1 - 2 oz apple juice
  • 1 1/2 oz Mount Gay Barbados rum
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 oz Grand Marnier orange liqueur
  • 3 mint sprigs
  • 4 - 5 lime wedges

Muddle the mint leaves and lime wedges with cane sugar and Grand Marnier orange liqueur in a cocktail shaker.
Add crushed ice and pour in the Mount Gay Barbados rum.
Using a swizzle stick, stir the ingredients together so that the rum, lime and mint layers through the drink.
Top up with apple juice.
Serve with a mint garnish.

Serve in a Old-Fashioned Glass.

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Apple Mojito recipe

Monday, March 15th, 2010

This is a delicious recipe for Apple Mojito, with Bacardi Big Apple rum, club soda, lime, sugar and mint.

  • 2 oz Bacardi Big Apple rum
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 3 fresh mint sprigs
  • 3 lime wedges
  • 6 oz club soda

Add the lime, sugar and mint sprigs to a highball glass and muddle with a muddler.
Add several ice cubes and pour in the Bacardi apple rum.
Top with club soda (adjust to taste), and stir.
Garnish with an apple slice and a lime wedge, and serve.

Serve in a Highball Glass.

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Mojito recipe

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

A enticing recipe for Mojito, with mint, sugar, lemon juice, light rum and club soda.

  • 1 1/2 oz light rum
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 3 fresh mint sprigs
  • 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • club soda

In a tall thin glass, crush part of the mint with a fork to coat the inside.
Add the sugar and lemon juice and stir thoroughly.
Top with ice.
Add rum and mix.
Top off with *chilled* club soda (or seltzer).
Add a lemon slice and the remaining mint, and serve.

Serve in a Parfait Glass.

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