2 1/2 ounces light rum
1 tablespoon sugar syrup
8 mint sprigs
Club soda
1 lime
1. Put the mint leaves and cooled sugar syrup into a highball glass.
2. Using a spoon, muddle mint leaves with sugar syrup for about 20-30 seconds.
3. Cut the lime in half and remove the seeds.
4. Squeeze the juice from both halves into the glass.
5. Add one-half of the lime to the glass.
6. Pour in rum.
7. Stir.
8. Add ice.
9. Top with club soda.
10. Garnish with a mint sprig.