GUAVA FRESCA WITH MINT AND GINGER

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Guava Fresca with Mint and Ginger image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Cocktail Recipes

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup lightly packed chopped fresh mint leaves and stems, plus sprigs for serving
1 2-inch piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced
4 cups pure guava juice or nectar
Seltzer, chilled
Tequila or white rum, chilled (optional)

Steps:

  • Combine sugar, mint, ginger, and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Let cool completely. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve.
  • Stir together mint syrup and guava juice in a pitcher; chill. Fill glasses with ice and 1/3 cup guava mixture. Top with seltzer. Add mint sprigs and a shot of liquor to each. Stir once. Serve immediately.

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