Ginger Lime Cooler

Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups sugar,5″ ginger nub, peeled and sliced,Zest of 8 limes,Juice of 8 limes,1 1/4 cup vodka,1/4 cup triple sec
Instructions:

1. Pour the sugar and 1 1/2 cups water into a sauce pan and cook over medium high heat until it forms a thin syrup, approximately 7-10 minutes.
2. Remove the sauce pan from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes.
3. Pour into a glass jar or bottle and add the lime zest and ginger nub. Set aside to steep and cool completely.
4. In a large pitcher, stir the lime juice, vodka and triple sec together with 5 cups of water. Once the ginger lime syrup is ready, remove the ginger and pour the syrup in the pitcher. Stir well.
5. Serve over ice with a few slices of lime.

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