The BootlegThe Bootleg
The Bootleg
The Bootleg
It’s our state’s signature cocktail, according to local country clubs (and Buzzfeed!). But who exactly invented the Bootleg? That is one of our state’s great mysteries!
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Recipe - FRANCE AVE EDINA
Recipe: Bootleg
The Bootleg
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Ingredients
FOR THE BOOTLEG MIX: 5 cups water, divided
2 cups sugar
1 cup fresh lime juice (timesaver: use bottled fresh lime juice)
20 fresh mint leaves
2 ounces vodka
2 ounces club soda
Mint sprigs and lime slices, for garnish
Directions
  1. In a small saucepan, combine 2 cups of water and 2 cups of sugar. Heat and stir until sugar dissolves to make a simple syrup. Remove from heat.
  2. In a blender, add simple syrup, 3 cups of water, lime juice and mint leaves. Blend until combined and mint leaves are broken down.
  3. To serve, add 2 ounces Bootleg mix and 2 ounces vodka to a glass. Top with 2 ounces club soda. Garnish with a mint sprig and a slice of lime.

For each cocktail:
2 ounces Bootleg mix
2 ounces vodka
2 ounces club soda
Mint sprigs and lime slices, for garnish

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FOR THE BOOTLEG MIX: 5 cups water, divided
L&B Spring Water
L&B Spring Water, 20 Ounce
$0.99$0.05/oz
2 cups sugar
Crystal Granulated Sugar
Crystal Granulated Sugar, 4 Pound
$4.29$1.07/lb
1 cup fresh lime juice (timesaver: use bottled fresh lime juice)
Key Limes Bagged
Key Limes Bagged, 16 Ounce
$4.99$0.31/oz
20 fresh mint leaves
Goodness Gardens Organic Mint Bunch
Goodness Gardens Organic Mint Bunch, 1 Each
$3.79
2 ounces vodka
Not Available
2 ounces club soda
Schweppes Club Soda
Schweppes Club Soda, 6 Each
$5.49$0.92 each
Mint sprigs and lime slices, for garnish
Not Available

Directions

  1. In a small saucepan, combine 2 cups of water and 2 cups of sugar. Heat and stir until sugar dissolves to make a simple syrup. Remove from heat.
  2. In a blender, add simple syrup, 3 cups of water, lime juice and mint leaves. Blend until combined and mint leaves are broken down.
  3. To serve, add 2 ounces Bootleg mix and 2 ounces vodka to a glass. Top with 2 ounces club soda. Garnish with a mint sprig and a slice of lime.

For each cocktail:
2 ounces Bootleg mix
2 ounces vodka
2 ounces club soda
Mint sprigs and lime slices, for garnish