Golden mojito

Name: Golden mojito
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 6 to 10 mint leaves; 3/4 oz simple syrup; 2 oz amber rum; 1 oz lime juice; 2 to 4 oz chilled soda water; slice of lime, to garnish; crushed ice

Makes1 servings

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Ingredients

6 to 10 mint leaves
3/4 oz simple syrup
2 oz amber rum
1 oz lime juice
2 to 4 oz chilled soda water
slice of lime, to garnish
crushed ice

Instructions

PUT mint leaves in a tall glass. Add simple syrup and use the back of a wooden spoon to muddle the mint with the syrup.
FILL the glass with crushed ice. Add rum and lime juice. Stir.
ADD chilled soda water. Garnish with a lime slice.
Simple syrup: Boil 1 cup sugar with 1 cup water in a small pot until sugar dissolves. Store in fridge up to two months.

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Cocktail math: 1 oz = 2 tbsp.

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