The Mojito, Little Havana

How to make the Mojito

Place healthy portion of the following in a 16-ounce glass:

Mint leaves

Lime

Sugar

Add splash of soda water and muddle. Fill with ice. Add light rum to taste, finish with club soda. Cover, shake like hell. Serve.

Bartender and Little Havana's co-owner Marc Gentile spent 15 years developing this recipe, even traveling to Panama and Brazil to pick up a few tips. The secret to Fed Hill's Little Havana's version of this muddled lime-and-rum classic? The fresh mint and lime - he goes through a lot of each of these ingredients when he sells hundreds of the drinks a day. Read more about the drink here.

May 2, 2012