The Mojito is a classic cocktail that doesn’t lean very heavily on the alcohol to give it dept of flavor. Here we use a little rum extract and make our syrup from brown sugar to add a bit more depth to the drink. But like any Mojito, we let the lime and mint be the true star.

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Recipe

Ingredients

• Juice of 1 lime (about 1/2 oz)
• Zest of 1 lime
• 1 1/2 oz brown sugar simple syrup (make it in the microwave)
• 6-8 stems of fresh mint
• club soda

Recipe

1. Add 1 1/2 oz sugar syrup, lime zest, lime juice, and rum flavoring (if using) to a tall glass.
2. aggressively muddle the ingredients together in the bottom of the glass.
3. Fill the glass with ice.
4. Add club soda most of the way to the top of the glass
5. Stir the drink in the class, being sure to lift flavors from the bottom
6. Top off with more club soda
7. Garnish with a sprig of mint