Sparkling Grapefruit Mint Cooler
Ingredients
- 3 oz fresh grapefruit juice
- 0.5 oz simple syrup
- 6 fresh mint leaves plus 1 sprig for garnish
- 3 oz chilled soda water
- ice
- 1 grapefruit wheel for garnish
Instructions
- Muddle the mint leaves in the bottom of a collins glass for about 10 seconds, just until they bruise and smell fragrant.
- Add the grapefruit juice and simple syrup directly over the mint.
- Fill the glass with ice.
- Top with the chilled soda water and stir once from the bottom up.
- Garnish with a grapefruit wheel and a fresh mint sprig, slapped once between your palms.
Good to Know
Pink or ruby red grapefruit gives the prettiest color, but white grapefruit is more bitter if that is the flavor you are after this month.