Summertime means you need a light and refreshing drink.
On a hot summer day after the beach, for me there is nothing better than a made-from-scratch Mojito. You can mess around with this recipe a bit, use baker's sugar, or sugar syrup, more lime juice, whatever.
It's easy and it's delicious.
Just don't use a mix (ugh.) Fresh limes, fresh mint. Ahh, rummy goodness.
Mojito
The National Drink of Cuba - Here's to you Fidel!
1 1/2oz. Light Rum
1 oz. Lime Juice
1 tsp. Sugar
3-4 Mint Leaves
Club Soda
Combine lime juice, mint and sugar in a Collins or highball glass.
Stir gently to bruise the mint.
Fill glass 3/4 with ice.
Add the rum.
Top with soda. Stir well.