Mint

08.27.09 Mint test size 1 (Mint Tea)

The book "101 Martinis" suggested steeping "one Moroccan mint tea bag in 5 ounces vodka for at least 20 minutes. ... If you are unable to find Moroccan mint, use equal parts mint and green tea."

We decided to use Trader Joe's Organic Mint Melange Tea (a blend of Peppermint, Lemon Grass and Spearmint). We are steeping 1 tea bag in 6.25 oz Tenure vodka, twice brita filtered for at least 20 minutes. (11:15 pm) We gave it 30 minutes, tasted it and decided that we liked it. We poured in the remaining bit of excess vodka from the test sizes we were trying that night and steeped it for another 30 minutes before finally removing the tea bag.

Recipe: Moroccan Mint Martini: 3 oz vanilla soy milk, 1.5 oz Moroccan mint-infused vodka, 0.5 oz vanilla schnapps, 0.5 oz simple syrup, mint leaf garnish.

08.27.09 Mint test size 2 (Fresh Mint)

We also bought some fresh mint from the store. We were originally going to do our mint infusion using this, but we couldn't resist the (nearly) instant gratification promised from the tea bag-infused mint. Anyhow, we decided to carry on with the original plan and make a fresh mint infused vodka as well.

We used 2 sprigs of mint, keeping the stems, in 6.25 oz of Tenure vodka, twice brita filtered.

08.30.09 Mint done!

Mint leaves were removed from the fresh mint test. Don't want to over infuse it.

Recipe - Mint (Tea)

6.25 oz vodka

1 mint tea bag

Steep 20-30 min, to taste

Recipe - Mint (Fresh)

6.25 oz vodka

2 sprigs of mint, including stems

Infusion time: 3 days.