Classic Mojito

The dredges of Summer are here and the last bits of sunshine and later days are dwindling. The gardens are harvesting the last of Summer tomatoes and overgrown mint is holding fast. Thank goodness for that. While we still have some heat left, use that bedraggled overgrown mint to make something good- a mojito!
You can choose to double or triple this recipe if you are having friend's over but this is enough for one.

You will need:

• 10 mint leaves
• 2 oz rum blanco (white)
• 1 lime (juice of)
• 1 heaping teaspoon turbinado (rough) sugar
• 1/2 oz simple syrup
• club soda (this tops the drink so the quanity depends on how much room  is in your glass) 
• 5 ice cubes 

If you have a shaker as well as a mortar and pestle making this is easy. If not use a pint glass and a wide spoon to create the same effect. 

Take your shaker and put in mint leaves, sugar and lime juice. Use the pestle to grind the mint leaves against the sugar to create a syrupy paste. Add the rum and simple syrup as well as ice and shake to combine. Put mixture (including) ice into desired serving glass and top with club soda to taste. Enjoy!