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Ingredients

  • 3 ounces vodka, well chilled
  • 2 ounces fresh lime juice
  • 2 ounces ginger syrup (recipe follows)
  • lime wedge, for garnish
  • Ginger Syrup Recipe
  • 4 cups sugar
  • 2 cups fresh ginger, cut into 1/8-inch slices
  • 2 cups water

Method

  • In a cocktail shaker, combine all ingredients with ice. Shake well and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with lime wedge.
  • For the ginger syrup:.
  • In a medium saucepan over high heat, combine sugar, ginger and water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until syrupy and reduced by half, about 40 to 45 minutes. Strain ginger pieces out and reserve syrup.
  • (Trick: toss dried ginger in sugar, bake at 200 degrees until dried thru, about 4 hours and voila-ginger candy).