LEMONGRASS, KAFFIR LIME AND GINGER MOJITO

Lemongrass, Kaffir Lime and Ginger Mojito image

Provided by momaphet

Time 5m

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup water
1/2 cup raw sugar
5 slices ginger, cut roughly 5mm thick
1 handful kaffir lime leaf
1 lemongrass, stalk sliced
1 1/2 ounces rum, Anejo preferred
1 ounce ginger simple syrup
1/2 lime, cut into quarters
8 leaves mint
ice
sparkling water
1 lime, wheel
1 sprig mint
1 lemongrass, stalk

Steps:

Syrup: place the water and raw sugar in a saucepan over a medium low heat. Stir to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat and add the lemongrass, ginger and kaffir lime leaves. Leave for a couple of hours or overnight before straining. The syrup will keep in a sterilised bottle for around 2 weeks.
Mojito: place the syrup, lime and rum in a glass and muddle with a muddling stick to release all the juice from the lime. If you don't have a muddling stick you can use the end of a wooden spoon.
Place the mint leaves in your hand and clap them together. Rub the mint leaves around the rim of the glass before popping them in the glass.
Top with ice and sparkling water. Stir to make sure everything is well mixed, and garnish with lime wheels, a mint sprig and a lemongrass stalk.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 513.5, Fat 0.2, Sodium 10.5, Carbohydrate 110.6, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 101.5, Protein 0.7