Drinks
Spirited
Smashed Lime & Mint Cooler
A mojito that skips the rum and not the fun.
Time
8 min
Makes
1 cocktail
Difficulty
Easy
Glass
Highball
Method
1
Place the lime wedges and sugar in a highball glass. Muddle firmly for 10 seconds — you want the juice out and the sugar dissolved, but the lime rind intact.
2
Slap the mint leaves between your palms (don't muddle them) and drop them in. Fill the glass with ice.
3
Add the rum if using. Top with club soda. Stir once with a barspoon to lift the mint from the bottom.
4
Garnish with a mint sprig. Serve with a straw and a long-handled spoon.
From the kitchen
Slap the mint, don't muddle it. A muddled mint is a bitter mint.