Ingredients
- Ice:
- 1 large lime sliced into 4 1/4-inch thick slices
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice (from 4 large limes)
- Ginger root Simple Syrup:
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 4 -inch piece fresh ginger root, peeled and diced into 1/4-inch pieces
- Ice
- 1 cup lemon-flavored vodka
- 1/2 cup sparkling water, chilled
- Special equipment: ice cube tray
Directions
For that ice: Cut each lime slice in quarters and put into 16 ice cube molds. Combine water and lime juice and pour within the lime slices. Freeze not less than 4 hrs until frozen.
For that syrup: In a tiny saucepan. combine water, sugar. and ginger root over medium heat. Provide a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for five minutes, stirring from time to time, before the sugar has dissolved. Take away the pan in the heat and permit the mix to awesome, about twenty minutes. Cover the pan and refrigerate for 4 hrs.
Chill 4 martini glasses within the freezer. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add some vodka, ginger root syrup, and sparkling water. Shake for ten seconds and strain the mix in to the prepared glasses. Place one to two lime-flavored ice in every glass and serve.
Recipe thanks to Giada De Laurentiis