Mojito

Sometimes when the weather is a little dreary and you've had a busy week, the best thing to do is to imagine you're holidaying somewhere tropical, with a cooling cocktail on hand. A mijoto is my holiday cocktail of choice, and here's how to make it!

Ingredients
1/2 lime, cut into pieces
3 tsp caster sugar
10-12 mint leaves
50 ml white rum (Bacardi)
soda water
crushed ice

Method
1. In a medium size glass muddle lime pieces and caster sugar hard. I used a rolling pin end for muddling.

2. Clap mint leaves in your hands to release their aroma. Add mint leaves to glass and muddle lightly.

3. Add bacardi and crushed ice and stir well.
4. Top with soda water and more crushed ice.

Tip

It's easy to make your own crushed ice at home without a blender. Just throw some ice cubes into a clean tea towel then roll it up and bash away with a rolling pin.

So tell me, what's your favourite holiday cocktail?

Cheers, and enjoy the rest of your weekend :)

Ladybird x