I made this mojito with Mint from my own garden.

Mojito is a traditional Cuban highball. Traditionally, a mojito is a cocktail that consists of five ingredients: white rum, sugar, lime juice, soda water, and mint. Mojito es una bebida de cuba , tradicionalmente consiste de cinco ingredientes: rum blanco, azucar, limon, soda y hojas de menta.

Ingredients

12 fresh spearmint or mint leaves

1/2 lime

2 Tbsp. simple syrup (mixture of 2 parts sugar to 3 parts hot water, chilled) or just sugar

11/2 oz. Bacardi rum

Club soda

Instructions

Muddle mint leaves and lime in tall glass. Cover with simple syrup or sugar and fill glass with ice. Add rum, top off with club soda and stir well. Add crushed ice to tall glasses when ready to serve. Garnish glass with lime wedge and sprigs of mint.

Note: Can also be made by the pitcher.

Salud... enjoy