1. make limeade (with fresh squeezed limes) add water and maple syrup to taste.
2. fill a salt rimmed glass with ice (swish a lime around the rim and dip the top of the glass in a dish of coarse ground salt)
3.fill a shaker with ice and add 2 oz. of good tequilla, 1 oz. cointreau and a splash of limeade.
4, 5, 6. shake shake shake
7. strain into your glass, garnish with a wedge of lime, and enjoy, que rico!

amy's mojito (isn't she beautiful)

 

1. make a sugar rimmed glass, (swish a lime around the rim, then dip in a dish with sugar)

2. next muddle fresh mint (muddle-mash gently, preferably with a wooden utensil) with 1 teaspoon of sugar in the raw (or dark sugar) in the bottom of the glass to bring out the flavor of the fresh mint.

3. fill the glass with ice and add the juice of 1/2 lime, 2 oz. dark rum and fill the rest of the way with seltzer.

garnish with a sprig of fresh mint, a wedge of lime & enjoy!