Sweet Mint and Rain
The sweet mint and rain cocktail is inspired by this Bath and Body Works fragrance : About the fragrance I purchased this fragrance as a gentle foaming hand soap in 2022 because it had good reviews and I liked the scent description. I don't remember if I had ever purchased it before because I do not keep track of which hand soap fragrances I have purchased the way I keep track of bath and body care products. The scent is currently available online as a gentle foaming hand soap. The scent notes listed for this fragrance are: Watery bamboo Juicy melon Fresh mint leaves Designing the cocktail I used club soda for the mixer to account for the watery note. Bamboo shoots are edible, but I wasn't sure how to incorporate them into a cocktail, so I left them out. I used watermelon vodka and cantaloupe simple syrup for the melon note. The cantaloupe simple syrup was made by boiling a mixture of 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar, adding 1 cup diced cantaloupe, and simmering for several min