The Skinny Mint Cocktail Recipe

Name: The Skinny Mint Cocktail Recipe
Ingredients: 1/2 ounce absinthe; 1 ounce rum; 1/2 ounce mint water; 1/2 ounce splenda; 1/2 ounce lime juice; club soda; lime wheel to garnish

Marcy Franklin|Aug. 30, 2012 3:53 pm EST

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Servings

1

Ingredients

1/2 ounce absinthe
1 ounce rum
1/2 ounce mint water
1/2 ounce splenda
1/2 ounce lime juice
club soda
lime wheel to garnish

Directions

Make mint water by placing mint leaves in a jar with water and letting it sit for 3-4 days. Strain water. Then, muddle mint in a Collins glass. Add absinthe, rum, mint water, Splenda, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake. Pour over ice in a tall rocks glass and top with club soda. Garnish with a lime wheel.