Pear, ginger, lemon, mint punch

Combine Aplos Arise, pear juice, and ginger mint syrup in a pitcher or punch bowl and stir to mix. Serve in a punch cup or wine glass, and garnish as desired with a sprig of mint and a slice of pear.

Ginger mint syrup:

½ cup honey
1 tablespoon fresh ginger grated
2 mint leaves
1 cup water

Combine grated ginger, honey, and water in a small saucepan. Bring the mixture up to a simmer over medium heat and cook until the sugar has dissolved. Add the mint leaves, turn off the heat, cover, and let the syrup infuse for at least 30 minutes. Before using strain to remove mint leaves.