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Ingredients:

8 to 12 leaves of mint
1/2 oz. ginger syrup (use recipe of your choice)
1 1/2 oz. gin
1/2 oz. lemon-lime juice
Ginger beer
Lime wedge for garnish

Instructions:

1. In an 8 to 12 oz. Pilsner or Collins glass, cover mint leaves with ginger syrup and muddle lightly until the mint begins to release its aromas.
2. Fill the glass with ice and add gin and lemon-lime juice.
3. Top off with ginger beer.
4. Using a bar spoon, stir the drink from the bottom up to mix.
5. Garnish with lime wedge.

Recipe courtesy of Jeff Hollinger, Absinthe Brasserie and Bar, San Francisco, Calif.