Ginger Mint Lemon Gin Cocktail

The boyfriend’s birthday was this weekend, and I wanted to help him celebrate with his favorite alcohol… GIN!

Typically I am not fond of alcoholic beverages. If I’m going to drink I prefer not to waste time with all the added fillers (juice, soda, etc..) Cocktails usually make me full very fast, and I’m done having one by the first glass. 

However, if you give me a gin and tonic then I’ll be your best friend 🙂 Lol! But seriously, I think this is why my boyfriend and I get a long so well. Both of our signature drinks just happen to be a gin and tonic. Of course it would have been boring to serve him up the normal gin and tonic, so I took a look around in the kitchen to see what I had available and viola!, the Ginger Mint Lemon Gin Cocktail was born. The base of this cocktail recipe is actually a ginger syrup. Believe it or not, this is something that I make on a daily basis because ginger is great for dealing with inflammation of the joints. I of course don’t add the booze and I drink it hot, but one morning I did have that that ah ha moment that the syrup would be great in a cocktail!

For the syrup all you need is ginger, lemons, water, and sugar. Put it all in one pot and boil for 15 minutes! I usually only make this recipe for one and don’t normally include sugar, but for the purpose of this cocktail sugar was absolutely needed! 

Check out the recipe below! I would love to know what your favorite/signature cocktails are! 

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Ginger Mint Lemon Gin Cocktail

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Ginger Mint Lemon Gin Cocktail- This refreshing cocktail is perfect for the summer! Sweet, light, and crisp!

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Ingredients

• 10-12 mint leaves
• 1/2 oz ginger syrup (recipe below)
• 2 oz of the gin of your choice
• fresh lemon slices for garinish
• sugar for garnish

Instructions

Ginger Syrup:

cup of water

cup of sugar

inch ginger, peeled and sliced

lemons, cut in half

zest of 1 lemon

Combine the sugar, water, ginger, lemons, and lemon zest in one pot. Boil for 15 minutes. Strain and let cool in the fridge until ready to be used.

1. In a tall glass, muddle the mint leaves with the ginger syrup. Add gin and stir together until all combined. Add ice and garnish with lemon slices and fresh mint.