Passionfruit & ginger cocktail

Ingredients

Ginger passion fruit syrup

• 200g sugar
• 500ml water
• 1 x 5cm piece of ginger sliced
• pulp and seeds from 10 passion fruit
• juice and zest of 2 lemons

Serve

• light rum
• soda water/sparkling water
• fresh mint
• lemon slices

Instructions

1. To make the syrup, bring the sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan.
2. Once the sugar has dissolved, add the passion fruit, ginger and the lemon juice and zest and remove from the heat. Allow to cool.
3. To serve, pour a little of the syrup into a glass filled with ice then add some light rum and fill up with soda water. Add the mint and lemon and serve.
4. Alternatively, combine all the ingredients in a large jug.