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Jalapeno, Blood orange, and mint mojito aka Hot Summer Sunset Mocktail

Fresh mocktail made with Blood orange juice, muddled mint and Jalepeno syrup.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 5 Blood oranges 4 for juice, 1 for garnish
  • 1 Jalapeno sliced
  • 1 cup Soda Water divided
  • 1/2 cup sugar for the Jalapeno syrup
  • 1/2 cup water for the Jalapeno syrup
  • 1 cup fresh mint muddled and some for garnish
  • **2 oz rum if you want to make a cocktail instead of a mocktail

Method
 

Jalapeno Syrup
  1. Slice jalapenos, do not remove the seeds.
  2. Add 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of water and the Jalapeno slices to the pan and turn on to medium heat. Watch, and stir periodically as the sugar dissolves.
  3. Turn off heat when mixture begins to boil.
  4. Allow Jalapeno mixture to sit. For an hour until cool. Once the mixture is cool, strain into a clean container. It will keep in a refrigerator for up to a week,
Drink
  1. Add mint to the bottom of your drinking glass and crush or muddle with a muddler or the handle end of a stirring spoon.
  2. Juice 2 blood oranges about 1/2 cup and pour the juice in with the mint.
  3. Add 1/2 cup of soda water.
  4. Add 1/4 cup of Jalapeno syrup.
  5. Add Ice. Stir and enjoy!