Strawberry Mojito
Bauman's Cider

I decided to blend the strawberries with mint for this cider, in part because I am a huge fan of cocktails made with a generous muddling of mint, but also simply because the two crops abound with color and flavor in the late spring/early summer here in the Willamette Valley. I like the balance of the refined vegetal minty-ness with the all-out, no holds barred passion of strawberries.