Guava Fresca with Mint and Ginger

Name: Guava Fresca with Mint and Ginger
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup lightly packed chopped fresh mint leaves and stems, plus sprigs for serving; 1 2-inch piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced; 4 cups pure guava juice or nectar; Seltzer, chilled; Tequila or white rum, chilled (optional)

1 hour 10 mins 16

Total Time Prep Servings

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup lightly packed chopped fresh mint leaves and stems, plus sprigs for serving
1 2-inch piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced
4 cups pure guava juice or nectar
Seltzer, chilled
Tequila or white rum, chilled (optional)

Directions

1. Combine sugar, mint, ginger, and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Let cool completely. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve.
2. Stir together mint syrup and guava juice in a pitcher; chill. Fill glasses with ice and 1/3 cup guava mixture. Top with seltzer. Add mint sprigs and a shot of liquor to each. Stir once. Serve immediately.