mint

50ml. Vodka
Juice of one ripe pomegranate, seeds retained
2 teaspoons liquid from a jar of maraschino cherries
4 mint leaves
Garnish: pomegranate seeds
Squeeze the juice out of the pomegranate and retain a few of the seeds for the garnish. Shake all the ingredients together in a shaker. Strain into the martini glass and garnish with the seeds.

3-4 Mint leaves
10-15ml. sugar syrup
25ml. Lime juice
50ml. Gin
Top up with Tonic
Crushed ice
lime wedge or mint for garnish.

Muddle the first three ingredients, then add the crushed ice, gin and to up with the tonic. Garnish and serve.

1. 4-5 Fresh strawberries
2. 4-5 Fresh mint leaves
3. Dash sugar syrup
4. 40ml. Raspberry Vodka
5. 20ml. Triple sec
6. 20ml. Fresh lime juice
1 strawberry for garnish

Muddle the strawberries, mint and the sugar in a boston shaker. Add the vodka, triple sec and the lime juice. Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass, garnish and serve.

50ml. Havana club
6-7 quarters of lime
4-5 mint leaves
2 bar spoons brown sugar
Simple syrup to taste
Soda water to top up
Garnish with a mint spring

Muddle the lime, mint and sugar in the bottom of a highball glass, fill with plenty of crushed ice, and add the rum. Stir well and add dash or two of simple syrup, to taste. Top up with soda water. Garnish with a mint spring two straws and serve.