Name: Elixir
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 7 Mint leaves; 45 ml Chartreuse Green; 30 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 22.5 ml Lime juice; Soda (club soda) water

Serve in a

Collins glass

Ingredients:
7 fresh	Mint leaves
1 1/2 fl oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
1 fl oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup
3/4 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
Top up with	Thomas Henry Soda Water
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Garnish:

Mint sprig

How to make:

Lightly MUDDLE mint in base of shaker. Add next 3 ingredients, SHAKE with ice and strain into ice-filled glasses. TOP with soda, stir and serve with straws.

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Review:

A minty, herbal, refreshing summer drink.

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History:

Created in 2003 by Gian Franco Pola for Capannina in Cremona and Coconuts in Rimini, Italy.

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