Recipe information
Yield
makes 2 Servings
Ingredients
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
24 fresh mint leaves, divided
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, divided
1/2 cup white rum, divided
4 cups (about) crushed ice, divided
1 teaspoon angostura bitters, divided
Preparation
Step 1
Bring sugar and 1/4 cup water to boil in small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil 1 minute. Transfer simple syrup to small bowl and chill until cold.
Step 2
Place 2 highball glasses in freezer to chill 15 minutes. Combine 12 mint leaves, 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice, and 1 1/2 tablespoons simple syrup in each chilled highball glass. Using muddler or handle of wooden spoon, mash mint mixture in each glass until mint begins to break apart. Add 1/4 cup rum, then 1 cup crushed ice to each glass; swizzle or stir to blend. Add more crushed ice to each glass to fill glass completely, mounding at top of glass. Drizzle 1/2 teaspoon angostura bitters over top of ice in each glass and serve with straw.
Nutrition Per Serving
One cup contains the following: Calories (kcal) 237.7 %Calories from Fat 0.0 Fat (g) 0.0 Saturated Fat (g) 0.0 Cholesterol (mg) 0 Carbohydrates (g) 23.0 Dietary Fiber (g) 0.2 Total Sugars (g) 19.3 Net Carbs (g) 22.8 Protein (g) 0.1
