FREE SPIRIT MOJITO

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Difficulty: ★ 

YIELD: 1 Drink

INGREDIENTS

• 1 lime, cut into 8 wedges

• 2 sprigs mint + garnish

• 2 thick slices cucumber + garnish

• ½ oz. agave or honey

• soda water for topping

• ice for shaking & serving

• DIRECTIONS

1. Squeeze 4 lime wedges into shaker glass.

2. Add mint sprigs, cucumber, agave or honey and muddle together. 

3. Add 2 oz. soda water & ice to shaker can and shake until can is cold.

4. Strain drink into ice filled glass.

5. Top with additional soda water.

Garnish: lime wedges, mint leaves & cucumber slices.

To create a pretty presentation, thinly slice ribbons of cucumber with a peeler. Small Persian cucumbers work best. Line walls of glass with ribbons before adding ice. You can also roll the ribbons up and skewer them onto a pick with a lime wedge.