How to Make the Perfect Mojito

1. A Shaker
2. A Muddle
3. Three mint sprigs
4. Half of a Lime
5. Light Rum (Bacardi Silver works well)
6. Simple Syrup (recipe below)
7. Club Soda
8. Crushed Ice (works better to break up mint)
9. A High Ball Glass
10. A shot glass

1. Take your shaker and fill it about 1/5 with crushed ice.

2. Add the leaves of two sprigs of mint

3. Squeeze in juice of 1/2 of a lime

4. Muddle this for about 30 seconds

4. Add in 4 shot glasses of simple syrup and one-and-a-half shot glasses of light rum.

5. Put lid on shaker and shake about 30 times.

6. Fill highball glass about 2/3 full of crushed ice.

7. Pour contents of shaker over the ice.

8. Fill 1/2 inch from the top with club soda.

9. Gently pour the mixture between the shaker and the glass a couple of times to mix all ingredients completely.

10. Garnish top with remaining mint sprig

11. Insert straw and enjoy!

Simple Syrup (also known as Bar Syrup, Rock Candy Syrup) is little more then a mixture of sugar and water.

You first bring the water to a boil, then dissolve the sugar into it. Once the sugar is fully dissolved, you remove the pan from the heat and allow it to cool. The resultant liquid is easily stored in a plastic squeeze bottle to make it easy to add to cocktails as necessary.

The ratio of sugar to water can be left to personal preference, traditionally it is one part water to two parts sugar.