Minty Pear Mojito

So, according to the calendar, it is now spring. Yay!  I love spring! OK, technically it's still snowing in New York but we're going to pretend. We're going to turn on the heat and sit under a bright lamp and pretend that mother nature is not currently being a heartless bitch. And we're going to drink a warm weather cocktail while we pretend. Actually, if we drink enough of them, we'll start to believe it.

On Saturday evening, Brian and I were enjoying pre-dinner cocktails and I started thinking about mojitos. No, thinking about one alcoholic drink while sipping another is not a sign of alcoholism (at least, I hope not). It's just that the previous night we'd been out on the town with a few other couples and I had been drinking mojitos. No, the fact the I was drinking pear cosmos the night after I was drinking mojitos is also not a sign of alcoholism (I think). Anyway, I started thinking about pears and minty mojitos and wondering why we'd never combined the two. I asked Brian why we'd never tried that and he decided to remedy that situation immediately. No, the fact that we were mixing up a different cocktail while still sipping our original cocktail is also not a sign of alcoholism (oh, dear...).

So, as I was saying...um, what was I saying? Oh, yes...the minty pear mojitos turned out to be a very, very good idea. And now we have a fun new springtime drink...if the heartless bitch would ever turn spring on.  Cheers!

Per Serving:
2 oz. Rum
2 oz. Pear juice
1 oz. St. Germaine
2 Teaspoons lime juice
4 Sprigs mint
2 oz. Club soda (optional)

Add the mint, rum, pear juice, St. Germaine and lime juice to a cocktail shaker.  Muddle the mint with a muddler or the back of wooden spoon.  Fill the shaker with ice and shake well.  Pour into a chilled cocktail glass, splash in the club soda, if desired, and garnish with an additional sprig of mint.