Mo-Tea-To Cocktail/Mocktail

Ingredients

• 4 grams fresh spearmint leaves (no stems)
• 5 tsp Sugar
• 2 oz Light rum**
• 0.7 oz Fresh lime juice
• 1 Tbsp Kukicha Green Tea
• 8 oz Heated, filtered water
• 3 Ice cubes
• 3 Lime wedges
• 3 Extra mint leaves for garnish

**To turn this recipe into a Mocktail, remove the light rum

Directions

1. . Place spearmint and sugar in a medium bowl
2. . Using a muddler or large spoon, muddle mint and sugar until mixture is aromatic and oils are released
3. . Add rum and lime juice to mint/sugar mixture
4. . Stir until sugar dissolves
5. . Press mixture through a fine mesh strainer to separate liquid from solids
6. . Chill mixture until cold
7. . To make tea, add 175℉ water to green tea
8. . Steep for 3 minutes
9. . Remove tea leaves from liquid
10. . To quicken cooling, put tea in freezer for 15 min
11. . When tea is chilled, add mint/sugar/rum mixture to tea
12. . Stir until mixed
13. . To serve, pour liquid into a short cocktail glass and add a large cube of ice
14. . Garnish each drink with a wedge of lime and a sprig of mint

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