Markee's Mojito

• 12 mint leaves (not 11, not 13, TWELVE)
• 1 lime, cut in eighths
• 1 12 tablespoons simple syrup (or 3 tsp superfine sugar)
• 1 12 ounces white rum
• club soda

1. In a cocktail shaker, place the TWELVE mint leaves, 6 pieces of lime and the simple syrup (or superfine sugar).
2. With a muddler, mash up the lime pieces and mint leaves so that they release their flavors and oils.
3. Taste for sweetness and adjust if necessary.
4. Add the rum and a handful of ice.
5. Shake vigorously for 20 seconds or until ice crystals form.
6. With a cocktail strainer, pour into a tall ice-filled glass.
7. Top off with club soda.
8. Garnish edge of glass with a slice of lime.

mint, lime, simple syrup, white rum, club soda

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/markees-mojito-504710 (may not work)