First summer cocktail of the season

[Sunny Simmons Steincamp]

I haven't played bartender much yet this year, with the exception of old standards. Today I opened the fridge to see a bag of mixed fruit my mom had brought home for me, leftover from a catered tray she had at a board meeting on Friday. Knowing it needed to be used like NOW, and seeing as how it was <i>almost</i> 5:00pm, I decided to whip up a cocktail, as simple as could be.

I tossed the fruit into my blender with some home-grown dried mint, a pinch of sugar, and some Perrier (also mother-donated)....

<img src="http://www.amarisse.net/tempimages/mintedfruitblender.jpg">

... stirred in some vodka and lime juice, and wound up with two variations. One, I just poured as-is:

<img src="http://www.amarisse.net/tempimages/mintedfruit3.jpg">

the other, I mixed with a little more Perrier for a fizzier concoction:

<img src="http://www.amarisse.net/tempimages/mintedfruit1.jpg">

I'd share, but somehow both disappeared within minutes. Must have been faulty glassware.