Name: Lemongrass mojito
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 stick lemongrass, halved widthways, bottom half finely chopped; 15 millilitre sugar syrup; 4 sprigs fresh mint; 45 millilitre light rum; 1 cup ice cubes; 150 millilitre soda water

Ingredients

1 stick lemongrass, halved widthways, bottom half finely chopped

15 millilitre sugar syrup

4 sprigs fresh mint

45 millilitre light rum

1 cup ice cubes

150 millilitre soda water

Method

1.Using muddler, crush finely chopped lemon grass, mint and sugar syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add rum and half the ice cubes; shake vigorously.

2.Strain into a 340ml highball glass filled with remaining ice cubes. Top with soda water.

3.Using the back of a knife, crush the end of the remaining half of lemongrass. Garnish drink with lemongrass, crushed-end down, inside the glass.

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