Ok, so its a hot, balmy day here in Atlanta! Driving into work got me to thinking about 5:00 PM and why not! Cause Happy Hour calls every man & woman!

What  better way is there, than to finish off your day with a cool refreshing drink that doesnt have you reaching for a headache relief in the morning!

Stylistocrat by R&R wanted to take one from my “Cuban Sista” Celebrity Chef Bren Hererra from Latina Magazine www.latina.com and www.flanboyanteats.com.

Here’s a cuban style drink we can all get down with!!!

Ok, Here’s what you need:

Ingredients:

1/2 ounce lime juice

1 teaspoon superfine sugar

3 leaves mint

2 ounces white rum club soda

Glass Type: old-fashioned glass

Instructions:

In a smallish Collins glass, muddle lime juice with 1/2 to 1 teaspoon superfine sugar.* Add the few mint leaves, mushing them against the side of the glass. Fill glass 2/3 with cracked ice and pour in the rum.

** Pitch in the squeezed-out lime shell and top off with club soda or seltzer.

Serve with a stirring rod.

This one responds well to playing around, as long as you keep it within limits. There are some who like to replace the sugar with 2 teaspoons cane syrup; it’s hard to find here, but you can make a pretty good substitute by bringing a cup of Demerara sugar (”Sugar in the Raw” works) to a gentle boil with 1/2 cup water; keep refrigerated. In either case, it adds a nice mellowness to the thing. Some — cocktail historian and restaurant critic William Grimes, for one — prefer their mojitos to be Draques, sin fizz. That’s good, too.

Stylistocrat by R&R likes ours with the fizz, though, but also with a tablespoon of 151-proof Demerara rum floated on top. Another wrinkle has to do with the mint.

The Cuban species, “yerba buena,” is different from the standard U.S. spearmint; supposedly, the Cuban stuff is available. Worth keeping an eye out for. * Depending on how sweet you like ‘em; again Stylistocrat by R&R tends to like ours a bit tart. ** Bacardi is, of course, traditional; for a fuller, slightly rummier taste, try Brugal, from the Dominican Republic, or Angostura, from Trinidad.

Cheers!!!!!!! and remember to drink and be responsible!!!! Know your limits, yet have some fun