Ingredients
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8 lemon wedges
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24 mint leaves, plus 4 mint sprigs, for garnish (optional)
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4 strawberries, plus 2 halved strawberries, for garnish
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Ice cubes, plus crushed ice
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8 ounces gold or aged rum
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3 ounces fresh lemon juice
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2 ounces prepared sugarcane syrup or agave nectar
Directions
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In a cocktail shaker, muddle the lemon wedges with the whole strawberries and mint leaves. Add ice and the rum, lemon juice and sugarcane syrup; shake well. Strain into crushed ice–filled highball glasses. Garnish with the berry halves and mint sprigs.
© Wendell T. Webber