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Green Tea Watermelon Mojito

8 min · Serves 1

8 mintotal
5 minhands on
10steps
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Ingredients

For the green tea syrup

  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 2 bags green tea
  • 2 tbsp simple syrup

For the mojito

  • 4-5 watermelon cubes
  • 1-2 sprigs fresh mint
  • 1/2 lime
  • 2 oz white rum
  • 1.5 oz green tea syrup
  • 1 cup crushed ice
  • 2 oz club soda

Method

For the green tea syrup

  1. Pour 1 cup of boiling water into a glass measuring cup and add 2 green tea bags.

  2. Steep the green tea for 3 minutes.

    Then 3 min of waiting

    Remove the tea bags promptly at 3 minutes to keep the tea from becoming bitter.

  3. Remove and discard tea bags.

  4. Stir 2 tbsp of simple syrup into the hot tea until fully dissolved.

  5. Allow green tea syrup to cool completely before using.

For the mojito

  1. Place watermelon cubes, fresh mint sprigs, and juice from 1/2 lime into a tall glass.

  2. Muddle the watermelon, mint, and lime juice together in the bottom of the glass.

  3. Pour 2 oz white rum and 1.5 oz of cooled green tea syrup over the muddled mixture.

  4. Fill the glass to the top with crushed ice.

  5. Top off with club soda and garnish with a fresh watermelon wedge.

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