3 sprigs yerbabuena or mint (10 to 12 leaves), plus 1 large sprig for garnish
1 tablespoon sugar (or to taste)
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (1/2 large lime)
white rum (measure..you decide!)
1 cup ice finely CRUSHED (no ice cubes, please!!!!)
Approximately 1 cup soda water
Strip the leaves off three of the mint sprigs, place them at the bottom of a short glass (whisky glass). Add the sugar and lime juice. Pound these ingredients with the end of a wooden spoon: the idea is to bruise the leaves to release the aromatic oils.
Stir in the rum, followed by the CRUSHED ice. Add enough club soda to fill the glass. Stir the mojito with a long-handled spoon until the sugar is dissolved. Garnish the glass with the remaining sprig.
