Ginger Free Mint Sparkling Water
Cool, bright, and endlessly refreshing, this sparkling mint drink is the kind of thing you'll want to keep on rotation all summer long. The real magic is in the homemade mint syrup — fresh leaves are steeped in warm simple syrup until the liquid turns a gorgeous pale green and smells like a garden. A squeeze of fresh lime juice adds just enough tartness to balance the sweetness before everything gets topped off with chilled sparkling water. So many store-bought flavored waters and sodas sneak in unexpected spice blends or natural flavor extracts that can be hard to verify, but here you know exactly what's going in the glass. The ingredient list is short, the steps are genuinely simple, and the result looks stunning with a sprig of fresh mint tucked over the ice. It's an elegant, crowd-pleasing drink that works just as well at a dinner party as it does on a quiet afternoon on the porch.
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4 servings
For the mint syrup
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
For serving
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 4 cups sparkling water, chilled
- ice cubes, as needed
- fresh mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the water and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is fully dissolved, about 2 minutes.
- 2
Remove the pan from the heat, add the mint leaves, and press them gently with a muddler or the back of a wooden spoon until bruised and fragrant. Let the syrup steep for 15 minutes, until the liquid is pale green and noticeably minty.
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