Summer cocktail recipe Ingredients<\/p>\n
* 1 handful fresh mint leaves
\n* 1\/4 cup simple syrup (equal amounts sugar and water, heated until sugar dissolves; cool)
\n* 1 cup light rum
\n* 1\/2 cup fresh lime juice
\n* 1\/2 cup fresh blood orange juice
\n* 1 cup sparkling water
\n* 4 cups crushed ice
\n* Blood orange segments and fresh mint sprigs, for garnish<\/p>\n
Directions<\/p>\n
Using a mortar and pestle, muddle mint until the oils are released (you will smell the mint). Pour the simple syrup into a large pitcher. Add rum, lime juice and blood orange juice and stir vigorously. Add the crushed mint and the sparkling water. Divide the ice among 4 glasses or cups. Pour the limeade mixture into each glass and garnish with blood oranges and fresh mint sprigs.<\/p>\n
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