Ingredients
Syrup:
1/2 cup chopped mint
1/2 cup chopped peeled ginger
1 cup sugar
Cocktail and assembly:
1 (750-ml) bottle lemon-flavored vodka
2 cups fresh lemon juice
Lemon wheels and mint leaves (for serving)

Directions
Syrup:
Bring mint, ginger, sugar, and 2 cups water to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat, whisking to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat and let sit 1 hour. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large measuring glass or a small bowl; let ginger-mint syrup cool completely. Cover and chill until cold, at least 30 minutes.
Cocktail:
Combine vodka, lemon juice, ginger-mint syrup, and 4 cups water in a punch bowl and stir well. Ladle spiked lemonade into ice-filled glasses and garnish with lemon wheels and mint leaves.

Yields 8 servings
Recipe from Epicurious

Ingredients
For the honey thyme syrup:
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup liquid honey
6 3-inch sprigs fresh thyme
For the cocktail:
1 1/2 oz silver tequila
3/4 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
3/4 oz fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
1/2 oz orange liqueur, like Cointreu
1/2 oz honey thyme syrup
Coarse sea salt, to rim serving glass

Directions
Syrup:
Add water, honey, and thyme to a heavy bottomed sauce pot. Bring to a simmer until honey has dissolved. Remove from heat and let thyme steep for 30 minutes. Strain out thyme. Transfer syrup to airtight container and keep at room temperature.
Cocktail:
Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Add tequila, lime juice, grapefruit juice, orange liqueur, and syrup. Shake well until well chilled. Strain into a salt-rimmed serving glass.

Recipe from The Little Epicurean