Strawberry Soda with Mint

Makes 1 ½ cups / aprox. 6 drinks

What you’ll need:

The syrup:

2 ½ cup fresh strawberries

½ cup sugar

6-10 mint leaves (& more for garnish)

The soda:

Ice

1 cup seltzer water

Add ¼ cup of the syrup

Directions:

1. Make the syrup: Clean strawberries and 

Place in a medium saucepan with the 

sugar and stir well for about  5 minutes

until berries release their juices.

2. Add ¼ cup water & mint to the saucepan &

boil on medium heat until the berries have

softened and fallen apart, about 15 minutes.

3. Remove pot from the heat and let it cool for 5

or so minutes. Strain syrup through a fine mesh

sieve into a glass jar with a tight fitting lid. The 

syrup will keep for at least a week. Reserve the 

pulp to use later if you would like (like muffins,

jam or to top your yoghurt or ice cream).

4. Fill a tall glass with ice and pour in seltzer water

and add your syrup and stir. Garnish with mint

leaves.

** To make a Strawberry Mint Julep: For 2 cocktails, muddle 15 mint leaves and divide between 2 glasses w/ 1 cup of ice each. Top each glass w/ 1-2 ounces syrup & 2 ounces bourbon. Add selter if desired.