rum

Mojito

refreshing · served in a highball

White rum, fresh mint, lime, sugar, and soda. A Cuban classic that Hemingway drank at La Bodeguita del Medio in Havana. Fresh and endlessly drinkable.

Ingredients

·2 oz white rum
·3/4 oz fresh lime juice
·3/4 oz simple syrup
·8-10 fresh mint leaves
·Club soda to top
·Mint sprig and lime wheel to garnish

Method

Gently muddle mint with syrup in the bottom of a highball glass. Fill with ice. Add rum and lime juice. Top with club soda and stir gently. Garnish with a mint sprig and lime wheel.

Pour slowly. Sip slower.