Creole Smash

Dark rum, lime and demerara gum syrup are shaken with fresh mint in this short smash. Fine straining removes the muddled leaves, leaving a separate mint sprig to provide the visible garnish.

Cloudy golden-brown Creole Smash in a rocks glass over ice cubes, mint sprig garnish.

Active preparation: 3 minutes

Ingredients

  • 22.5 ml Liber & Co. Demerara Gum Syrup
  • 60 ml Dark molasses rum
  • 30 ml Fresh lime juice
  • 6 leaf Fresh mint leaves
  • 1 sprig Fresh mint sprig, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Gently press the six mint leaves into the demerara gum syrup in a shaker.
  2. Add dark rum, lime juice and cubed ice, then shake until cold.
  3. Fine-strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice, leaving the mint fragments behind.
  4. Add a fresh mint sprig.