Ivy Rickey

3 mins preparation,

This is a twist on the Mojito, substituting vodka for rum. Delicious and dangerously moreish!

For amateur cocktail-makers, vodka is an ideal spirit to work with. By definition a neutral spirit – certainly in comparison to categories such as rum and whisky – it works well with myriad flavours.

Ingredients

50ml Beluga vodka

25ml lime juice

37.5ml sugar syrup*

Small handful of mint

Soda water

Method

Glass: Highball

Muddle the mint in the bottom of a shaker

Add all the other ingredients except the soda water, add ice and shake until it’s nice and cold

Strain into an ice-filled glass and top with the soda water

Garnish with a sprig of mint

*Making the sugar syrup

Take 1 part sugar and 1 part boiling water, stir until the sugar has dissolved.

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