Peppermint Rock Cocktail

This Peppermint Rock Cocktail recipe, inspired by Marisa from @whats.marisa.drinking is a refreshingly smooth tipple and tastes exactly like a minty candy cane. Serve this Nerada peppermint tea and vodka concoction over mounds of ice and garnish with candy canes and fresh mint for some festive fun!

Ingredients:

• 60 mL vodka
• 30 mL fresh lime juice
• 20 mL Peppermint Tea Syrup
• Ice
• Mint and Cucumber Tonic
• Candy Cane or Fresh Mint to garnish

For the peppermint syrup*

• 2 cups water
• 2 peppermint tea bags
• 2 cups sugar

Method:

1. To make the syrup, bring the water to a boil in a small saucepan, add the peppermint tea bags and steep for 3 minutes. Remove the tea bags and add the sugar, stirring until it dissolves. Allow to cool before using.
2. Combine all vodka, lime juice, cooled syrup and ice into a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously to combine then pour into prepared glass. Top with Mint and Cucumber tonic and garnish with candy cane or fresh mint.*This will make more than you need, but will store easily in the fridge for two weeks so you can enjoy another round of this yummy festive tipple.