Yield: 1 pitcher
Pot luck you say? HA! You wont need any luck with this dashing addition in tow. Refreshment defined;
1 ¾ cups simple syrup (half water, half sugar, boiled until clear)
1 cup fresh lime juice
3 cups light rum
2 bunches mint, or two big handfuls from your garden
5 limes, cut in chunky wedges
two-liter bottle club soda
Meyer’s dark rum to float
Once the simple syrup is cool, add the lime juice and rum to it in a pitcher to create the base. Pluck the leaves from the washed mint and bruise them with a molcajete or crush them with a spoon in each glass, a large pinch for each glass will do. Top the mint with 3 to 5 wedges of lime and fill the glass half way with the base mix. Top that with ice and club soda, and float a splash of dark rum on the top.
Enjoy responsibly ;)
Lynette La Mere, Pure Joy Catering, Executive Chef
