A jar full of homemade mint rum is lovely in cocktails or as a holiday gift. And it’s amazingly simple to make!
Author Becky Striepe
Ingredients
¼cuploosely-packed fresh mint leavescoarsely chopped
2cupswhite rum
Instructions
Place your mint into a pint-sized mason jar, and top it off with the rum. You will need slightly less than the full 2 cups of rum, since the mint will take up a bit of space in the jar. The leaves won’t take up a full ¼ cup of space, since they’re only loosely packed when you measure them. Shake the jar, and stick it into your fridge.
The next day, shake the jar again, and stick it back in the fridge.
Do this again the next day.
On day 3, shake the jar one last time, then strain your mint rum through a fine mesh strainer into a clean pint jar or small bottle that holds 2 cups. Label and date your jar, and you’re ready to drink or gift! Your mint rum will keep for a couple of months in the refrigerator or freezer.