Blackberry Mojito

By Christy Rost

Ingredients:

5		mint leaves
2		teaspoons granulated sugar
3		large fresh blackberries
3		ounces white rum
½		ounce crème de mure
1		teaspoon confectioners sugar
		ice cubes
3 to 4		ounces club soda, chilled
		Fresh mint, for garnish

In a cocktail shaker, crush the mint leaves and sugar together with the back of a spoon, add the blackberries, and crush. Add rum, crème de mure, confectioners sugar, and ice, cover, and shake until the mixture is chilled. Strain the mixture into a tall glass filled with ice, fill the glass with club soda, and stir gently.

Yield: 1 cocktail