Mojita

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 lime wedges
• 4 -5 fresh mint leaves
• 2 ounces simple syrup (below)
• 2 ounces rum
• club soda

Recipe

• 1 place lime wedges and mint leaves in a pint glass.
• 2 muddle with the handle of a wooden spoon for 30 seconds.
• 3 add simple syrup and rum.
• 4 fill glass with ice and top off with club soda.
• 5 shake or stir gently.
• 6 to make simple syrup:.
• 7 in a small saucepan, combine 2 parts sugar to 1 part water.
• 8 heat until sugar is dissolved.
• 9 cool before using (this keeps in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks).
• 10 for a fruity twist to your mojito, use flavored rum, such as mango, banana, or pineapple.
• 11 note: muddle means to simply bruise or gently pound the limes and mint leaves to release their juices and essence. you can buy a muddler, which looks like a tiny baseball bat or billy club, at any good restaurant store.