Miami Mojito Recipes

Steps:

• In each glass, combine 1/2 lime, 4 to 6 mint leaves and 3/4 to 1 ounce simple syrup and crush. Add ice to fill each glass, then add the 2 to 3 ounces of rum to each glass, and shake well. Add a splash of soda water and garnish with a sugar cane stick.

Steps:

• Muddle the cilantro with the lime juice and the Cilantro Simple Syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add 1 cup ice and top with the rum. Cover and shake well. Then pour into a tall thin glass without straining (like a Collins glass). Top with a splash of club soda and garnish with the lime wedge on the rim of the glass.
• Combine the sugar with 1 cup water in a small saucepan, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Once simmering, stir until the sugar dissolves, then remove from the heat. Add the cilantro stems and allow the flavors to infuse and the mixture to cool, at least 15 minutes. Strain out the stems and then store the syrup in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Using a pestle and mortar, or a large glass, combine the sugar and mint leaves, and crush to a paste. Add the lime juice and rum. Shake the mixture and divide between 4 small glasses. Top off with seltzer.

Steps:

• In a double Old Fashioned glass combine mint and syrup, mashing mint with the back of a spoon to release flavor. Add remaining ingredients and enough ice to fill glass. Transfer mixture to a cocktail shaker and shake well. Serve drink in double Old Fashioned glass.
• Simple Syrup recipe: In a saucepan, bring 1 1/4 cups sugar and 1 1/4 cups water to a boil, stirring, and boil until sugar is completely dissolved. Cool syrup completely. Syrup keeps, covered and chilled, for 2 months. Makes about 2 cups.