Faux-jito

ingredients

• Faux-jito

  • 4 tablespoon grated palm sugar or 3 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoon water
  • juice of 4 limes
  • large handful fresh mint leaves
  • 1 cup ice cubes
  • 750 millilitre soda water
  • mint leaves and lime slices, to serve

method

• Faux-jito

  • 1

    Make a sugar syrup by simmering the sugar and water together for 4-5 minutes until the sugar has dissolved. Set aside to cool.

  • 2

    Using a blender, mortar and pestle or food processor, combine the cooled sugar syrup with the lime juice, mint and half the ice.

  • 3

    Spoon into a serving jug. Add the soda water and stir. Taste and add more lime juice or sugar, depending on your preference.

  • 4

    To serve, add the remaining ice cubes, then garnish with mint and lime.

notes

Using palm or brown sugar as a sweetener gives a more caramel flavour than regular white sugar.