Adult Minty Lemonade

The perfect sunny backyard 5:30 on a Friday drink

Refreshing and cold, this bad boy goes down easy!

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Ingredients

2 hefty sprigs of mint

2 oz lemon juice (this is probably like the juice of one really juicy lemon. I usually keep a bottle of fresh lemon juice In my fridge because I use…a lot of lemon juice)

1 oz simple syrup

4 oz vodka

Your favorite sparkling water (lemon La Croix or Spindrift are probably your best bet!)

Instructions

Pick the bottom leaves off of your mint sprigs and tear them in half, then smack them in your hand to release the oils. Put them in your shaker and muddle them a bit.

Fill the shaker with ice, then pour in the vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup. If using lemon wedges, you can throw a few in there as well. Shake away.

Pour into two high ball glasses and fill with ice. Top with a little sparkling water. Garnish with the tops of those mint sprigs.