Mojito cocktails are very refreshing any time of year but especially when the temperatures rise because their minty, yet tart flavor adds a cooling effect with the kick of the alcohol.
Ingredients:
8 mint leaves, fresh
1 tablespoon honey
1 ounce (2 tablespoons) lime juice (or lime wedges from about a third of a lime)
1 jigger (1.5 ounces) 80-proof white rum
Club soda
Garnish: fresh mint sprig
Steps:
Put mint, a splash of club soda, and the honey into the bottom of a highball glass or Tom Collins glass (if you like lots of ice and club soda). Muddle by mashing the ingredients together. Traditionally, a muddler, which looks like a miniature wooden baseball bat, is used, but the handle of a wooden spoon or spatula works fine.
Squeeze the juice of the lime into the glass. Add the rum, stirring well.
Fill the glass about three-quarters of the way full with ice. Top off with club soda. Stir and enjoy.