Today I’m going to share a recipe using some more of the peppermint we harvested last week. Now I’ve never been one to shy away from an adult beverage, but in this case, I actually enjoy the mocktail more than the alcoholic version with the added rum! It’s so light and refreshing.

To make the honey-ginger syrup, you’ll need to make a strong ginger tea (decoction). In a small saucepan, add a 1” piece of ginger, roughly chopped, and 1 cup of water. Bring water to a boil, and simmer for about 5-10 minutes. Cut the heat and allow the decoction to cool for about 1 hour. Strain out the ginger and if needed, top up with a bit of water to have 1 cup of liquid. Combine ginger tea with 1 cup of honey, (or use your mint infused honey!) stirring to blend. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.

For convenience, I sometimes use The Ginger People ginger juice instead of the root, but you really can’t beat the flavor of a piece of fresh ginger. If using the juice, leave the ginger root out of the simple syrup recipe, and just add 1/2 tsp ginger juice per mojito.

Excuse me a moment… *runs off to whip up a mojito* ?

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