Chilled mojitos

Name: Chilled mojitos
Ingredients: 8 Mint leaves, torn roughly (Main); ½ Limes, cut in four wedges; 2 Tbsp Sugar syrup, see below; 45 ml Rum, white (Main); 125 ml Soda water; 1 cup Sugar; 1 cup Water

Babiche Martens

By

Angela Casley

Food writer for Viva

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Ingredients

8	Mint leaves, torn roughly (Main)
½	Limes, cut in four wedges
2 Tbsp	Sugar syrup, see below
45 ml	Rum, white (Main)
125 ml	Soda water

Sugar Syrup

1 cup	Sugar
1 cup	Water

Directions

Place the mint and one lime wedge into a glass and crush using a muddler to release the oils and juice.
Add two more wedges and the syrup, then crush again. Fill the glass with ice.
Pour the rum over the ice and top with soda.
Sugar syrup:Simmer sugar and one cup water for 5-10 minutes until slightly syrupy.
Cool, store in a jar in the fridge.