How can I make a good mint water at home?

The stuff is tasty but too expensive. $1.50/$2.00 for one small bottle isn't very cost effective. I want a good recipe and details of the process. Thanks!

How can I make a good mint water at home?
Bruise some fresh mint leaves with a pestle, mallet or your hands.


Allow to sit in your water and chill for several hours.


A few sprigs should do 1/2 gallon of water or more.
Reply:I know exactly how you feel about metromint water. I buy at least 3 to 4 bottles a day... just bought a case.... i think i'm addicted. i need to find a cheaper way to drink this stuff.
Reply:Mint Juleps





"Sit on the front porch in your rocking chair on a sultry afternoon and sip on one or two of these. The proper way to serve a mint julep is in a frozen silver goblet, but you can use glasses instead--just use the most elegant ones you have! You can make the syrup ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator for whenever the julep mood strikes you."


INGREDIENTS:


2 cups water


2 cups white sugar


1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh mint leaves 32 fluid ounces Kentucky bourbon


8 sprigs fresh mint leaves for garnish





DIRECTIONS:


1. Combine water, sugar and chopped mint leaves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat until the sugar is completely dissolved. Allow syrup to cool, approximately 1 hour. Pour syrup through a strainer to remove mint leaves


2. Fill eight cups or frozen goblets with crushed ice and pour 4 ounces of bourbon and 1/4 cup mint syrup in each. (Proportions can be adjusted depending on each person's sweet tooth). Top each cup with a mint sprig and a straw. Trim straws to just barely protrude from the top of the cups. Serve juleps on a silver platter.
Reply:Not too sure about what a mint water is, exactly, but my best guess is just that it's minty-flavored water, right? No other special ingredients? You could always buy some dried peppermint (or spearmint, whatever your taste) at a health food store or organic food store, boil some water, get a tea infuser, put a bit of the loose dried peppermint in the infuser and dunk it a few times in the boiling water. Let it cool, then...voila! Mint water. Like I said, I've never had mint water, but if it's just mint and water, this seems like a good way to go about it. =D Good luck!!!
Reply:never heard of it