Elderberry-Jito Mocktail

Special collaboration by Reed Copeland, mixologist

MOCKTAIL - PREPARATION: 10 minutes | YIELD: 1 serving
SYRUP - PREPARATION: 5 minutes | REST TIME: 8 h | YIELD: 10-15 mocktail servings

New variation of the mojito... discover the Sureau-jito! Made with elderflower herbal tea, it's the perfect mocktail to quench your thirst and reinvent summer!

The Elderberry-Jito is the non-alcoholic version of our Hugo Cocktail.

Ingredients

• 15-30 ml elderberry syrup *
• 4-6 fresh mint leaves
• 1 fresh lime, cut in 2
• 100-150 ml sparkling water (Harrington Botanic Wintergreen suggested)
• Ice cubes

Manual

• In a large glass, put the mint leaves and crush them gently.
• Squeeze the 2 halves of the lime into the glass to extract the juice.
• Add 1-2 tablespoons of Elderberry syrup (or more to your taste)
• Add ice cubes and fill the glass with sparkling water.
• Stir gently to combine the ingredients.
• Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint & a slice of lime

* Elderberry Syrup

Ingredients

• 8-10 g of Elderberry FloralTea herbal tea
• 200 g of sugar
• 400 ml of boiling water

Manual

• In your FloralTea infuser bottle (or any other 500 ml container), add the herbal tea, sugar and boiling water (slowly).
• Close the bottle and shake vigorously until the sugar is completely dissolved.
• Let sit for 10 to 20 minutes.
• Place in the fridge for 8 hours (or overnight).
• Filter the syrup into a storage container.
• The syrup will keep in the fridge for 2 weeks.