Pineapple Ginger Spritzer

 

 Pineapple Ginger Spritzer

Oh....this was refreshing, light, had a hint of ginger and oh so delicious. You know when you take a sip of a drink and immediately perk up and the day just got instantly better? Well this is that kind of drink! After the first sip I was already trying to recreate this at home!

What's great about spritzers is you can take a basic idea or recipe and twist it to make endless variations. It starts like most good drinks with a simple syrup which is equal parts sugar and water boiled to dissolve the sugar. Then you add anything you want to infuse the syrup with, in this case fresh ginger. I used a good amount because I love me some ginger!  

Ok. Now take a nice tall glass, fill it with crushed ice. Lots of it. Add pineapple juice. You can use anything that tastes great with ginger. Tangerine, lemon... Now add your simple syrup. This is unique to your taste. Some people like a very sweet drink. I like refreshing with lots of flavor, easy on the sweet. Add Club Soda or any kind of sparkling water. You want bubbles. Give it a good whirl. Taste for sweetness. Add a handful of mint. Now sit back and welcome in Spring! :) Seriously. Try this. You will be happy you did!

Pineapple Ginger Spritzer

Ginger Simple Syrup

Pineapple Juice

Crushed Ice

Club Soda or Sparkling Water

Mint

Simple Syrup

2 cups sugar

2 cups water

2 Tbsp fresh ginger

peeled and sliced

Boil ingredients until sugar is dissolved. Let cool completely.

Per Glass:

Fill glass with ice. Add fruit juice. Add simple syrup. Add club soda. Stir. Add lots of mint. Happy Spring!

 

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