Amsterdam Refresher

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No, it’s not pot!

With our 1000 lb. city bikes under us, we set out for the museum district of Amsterdam. Getting lost just outside of the last canal, we rode thru a quiet neighborhood and found a corner café… A perfect place for a snack on a warm day in May.  Before our Panini arrived we were served a simple, refreshing dink of sparkling water, fresh mint and lemon. It was served with a muddler! Fantastic idea. We squished the mint and lemon together and sat there thoroughly enjoying it along with the sunshine and the wonderful architecture.

This is a very simple drink to make.  Just some carbonated water, ice, a wedge of lemon and some mint.  What is different from what we get in the states is a muddler. The muddler allows you to continue to reactivate the mint and lemon flavor in the drink.

 

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Our corner cafe.  And we really don't know where this is!  Somewhere in Amsterdam?

Our drink inspiration!

Our drink inspiration!

Fresh ingredients

Fresh ingredients

Beverage set, obviously the camera sees differently than your eye.#phaseone

Beverage set, obviously the camera sees differently than your eye.

#phaseone