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Rum and Ginger with a Twist

This rum and ginger cocktail with a good splash of lime is super light and refreshing.  Its basically a classed up version of rum and ginger ale, made with a very gingery simple syrup, rum, lime and topped off with soda.   We guarantee this will taste way better than any ginger ale you can open out of a bottle.
Course Drink
Cuisine Canadian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 1 cocktail
Calories 210kcal
Author Julie & Debbie

Ingredients

FOR THE GINGER SYRUP

  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup fresh ginger cut into 1 inch chunks

FOR THE COCKTAIL

  • 2 oz rum
  • 1 oz ginger syrup
  • 4 oz club soda
  • 1 tbsp lime juice or about 2 lime wedges squeezed
  • fresh grated ginger for on top

FOR A PITCHER

Instructions

MAKE THE GINGER GYRUP

  • Add the sugar, water, and ginger to a pot over medium heat.  Bring it to a boil and then lower the heat.  Let it simmer for 30 mins then remove from the heat and let it cool.  Before you use the syrup, strain the ginger.  

MAKE A COCKTAIL

  • Add some ice to a glass.  Pour in the rum, ginger syrup, and lime.  Give it a stir.  Top with the club soda and give it one more little stir.  Grate some fresh ginger and sprinkle on top if you like. Serve. 

MAKE A PITCHER

  • Add the rum, ginger syrup, and lime to a pitcher.  Give it a good stir.  When you make a cocktail, stir first then measure out 3 1/2 oz of the mixture for each cocktail and top with club soda. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1cocktail | Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Sodium: 41mg | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin C: 4.5mg | Iron: 1mg