My husband, Dave likes to garden and has grown a lots of mint. At the end of the summer we dry it out to use in hot water to make mint tea. While it is fresh I love to make Mojitos! I adapted it from a Martha Stewart recipe. My recipe is lighter and not as sweet.
To make simple syrup, boil 1 cup water and add 1/2 sugar in a small pot. Take pot off the stove and stir until dissolved. Let cool. Divide mint leaves into 4 glasses. Squeeze the juice of the lime into each glass. Muddled the mint leaves and juice until leaves are bruised. Add 1-1/2 oz of rum to each glass. Add ice. Add 1/4 cup of simple syrup to each glass. Fill remaining glass with club soda.
Please note that I prefer less sugar in my cocktails. If you want it sweeter add more simple sugar.
Mojito Recipe
1 cup simple syrup
1 cup whole mint leaves
1 lime cut into quarters
6 oz. light rum
club soda
To make simple syrup, boil 1 cup water and add 1/2 sugar in a small pot. Take pot off the stove and stir until dissolved. Let cool. Divide mint leaves into 4 glasses. Squeeze the juice of the lime into each glass. Muddled the mint leaves and juice until leaves are bruised. Add 1-1/2 oz of rum to each glass. Add ice. Add 1/4 cup of simple syrup to each glass. Fill remaining glass with club soda.
Please note that I prefer less sugar in my cocktails. If you want it sweeter add more simple sugar.
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