Mojito

Method

1. 1

   Gather ingredients: 22 ml simple syrup, 3 sprigs mint, 60 ml rum, 22 ml lime juice, 200 g ice, 60 ml club soda. Tools needed: cocktail shaker, muddler, Hawthorne strainer, Collins glass, jigger.

2. 2

   Place 22 ml simple syrup and 2 sprigs of mint into the cocktail shaker and muddle gently.

3. 3

   Add 60 ml rum and 22 ml lime juice to the shaker. Fill with 100 g ice.

4. 4

   Cover and shake vigorously for 20 seconds until the outside of the shaker is very cold.

5. 5

   Fill a tall Collins glass with 100 g fresh ice. Strain the cocktail through a Hawthorne strainer into the glass.

6. 6

   Top with 60 ml club soda and garnish with 1 sprig of mint.