Peach Mojito

Ingredients:

• 2 oz (60ml) White Rum
• 8-12 Mint leaves
• 1 Peach (quartered)
• 3/4 oz (22ml) lime juice
• 1 oz (30ml) Simple Syrup made from white sugar
• 1 oz (30ml) Soda (or to taste)
• Garnish - Peach slice

Instructions:

1. Add peach to a shaker tin and muddle well
2. Add simple syrup, mint, rum and lime juice
3. Shake over ice and strain into an iced collins glass.
4. Add soda water - 1oz (30ml) or to taste.
5. Gently Mix with bar spoon
6. Garnish with a peach quarter (or something more creative)

Source: Adapted from Jim Meehan’s Mojito recipe - PDT

Photo: Phil Anderson

Again the garnish leaves something to be desired, but the drink was outstanding. Not super sophisticated, with the drink just being the standard Mojito with the addition of a peach, but I like it. There was too much pulp to double strain this drink so a single strain does fine.