Sapphire Dream

Half way through cleaning the kitchen with roommate Peter, I decided to reward ourselves with a cocktail.  What with no ice and no club soda, I needed to get creative.  I found a blue bottle of gin in the cupboards, added some Sprite from the frig, mint and lemon from the garden.  This cocktail I made was so good.  It hit all the right notes and taste buds.  There I was thinking…maybe I have a career as a bartender, too….
Sitting down at dinner celebrating my aunt Julie’s homecoming.  She mentioned a blue bottle of gin that she brought back from Paris 10 years ago.  OMG…how much is that bottle worth now? Wait, so it wasn’t me, the good bartender??  Indeed it was the 10 years aged Dry Gin of Bombay Sapphire from Paris.  Good thing my aunt wasn’t too mad, maybe the spotless house and kitchen helped! 

Ingredients

Bombay Sapphire                ¼ cup

Mint leaves                         4 pieces

Sprit, icy                            ½ cup

Lemon                               ½ head

Directions:

1. Pour the Gin and mint leaves into a glasses, muddle with a muddler or a rolling pin to release the minty flavor.  Scoop out the muddled mint and discard.

2. Pour the icy Sprit into the glasses, squeeze the juice of half a lemon into the cup, mix.

3. Garnish with a slice of lemon and fresh mint leaves. 

Serving: 1