Ingredients

The following ingredients have 2 Servings
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup fresh mint leaves (whole)
  • 1 lime
  • 24 whole mint leaves (no stems)
  • 4 cherries (pitted and halved)
  • 6 oz white rum
  • Club soda to top off

Instruction

  • Do ahead: Over medium heat, add sugar and water in a small pot. Bring to a boil. Add the 1 cup mint leaves and boil 1 minute. Remove from heat and let sit 30 minutes to infuse. Strain infused syrup into a container and set aside. (Any leftover syrup can be stored in the fridge for future use.)
  • Cut the lime into quarters.
  • Squeeze the juice of two lime quarters into a highball glass, adding the squeezed lime into the glass as well.
  • Add half of the mint leaves and cherries into the glass and muddle together, taking care to only bruise the mint leaves and not crush them.
  • Fill each glass with ice to the top. Add 3 oz white rum and 2 oz of the infused syrup to each glass. Top each glass with club soda, gently stir, and serve immediately.