1 oz simple syrup
3/4 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
1/2 oz light rum
2 dashes angostura bitters (optional)
1 3/4 oz club soda
In the bottom of a highball glass muddle one mint sprig with the simple syrup and lime juice. Fill the glass 3/4 of the way with ice. Add the rum, bitters and club soda. Stir briefly, garnish with a sprig of mint.
The perfect recipe for the classic I like to think of as the mint julep's Cuban cousin. One source I found says that the name comes from Spanish 'mojo', sauce (often containing lime juice in Cuba), but another says it comes from the African word 'mojo', which means to place a little spell. And if that's not right up my alley, I don't know what is. I'll have another!
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