Cherry Caipirissima

• 3/4 ounce simple syrup
• 3 cherries, pitted and halved
• 1/2 a lime, cut into quarters
• 2 ounces white rum

1. In a cocktail shaker, press and mix the simple syrup, cherries and lime quarters with a muddler or wooden spoon.
2. Add the rum and 6 ice cubes.
3. Shake hard and pour everything into a rocks glass.

simple syrup, cherries, lime, white rum

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013651 (may not work)