You’ll be amazed at how much flavor you can release from mint leaves or fruit with a quick muddle. Here’s how:
- Place your mint leaves in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Using a wooden cocktail muddler, gently mash the leaves just enough until you can smell the aromas. Think of muddling as a couple of gentle love taps—not a beatdown.
- For fruit, the process is the same. Apply a few gentle yet decisive smashes so you can release the fruit’s juices, but not turn the fruit slices into mush. If you don’t have a cocktail muddler, a wooden spoon works just as well.
