Blood Orange Cocktails
These blood orange cocktails are perfect for the changing weather! A light, refreshing cocktail, brought to life with a beautiful ginger-mint simple syrup!
Servings: 1 person
Calories: 343kcal
Ingredients
Simple Syrup
- ½ oz ginger fresh, cut into slices
- 3 mint leaves
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup water
For the Cocktail
- 1 oz vodka
- 1 oz blood orange juice use fresh blood oranges
- 3 teaspoon simple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon ginger fresh, finely grated
- 2 oz soda water
- 2 mint leaves roughly torn for garnish
Instructions
Simple Syrup
- Place sugar, water, fresh mint and fresh ginger in a small saucepan.
- Heat over medium heat, until sugar has dissolved. Remove mint leaves.
- Let the syrup steep for 5-10 minutes, until the ginger and mint has infused.
Cocktail
- Place vodka, blood orange juice, fresh ginger and ginger-mint simple syrup in a glass. Stir.
- Add soda water, top with ice and fresh mint for garnish.
Nutrition
Calories: 343kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 115mg | Sugar: 67g | Vitamin A: 270IU | Vitamin C: 15.1mg | Iron: 0.8mg
