Big Apple Mojito - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 ounces apple rum
12 fresh mint leaves
1/2 lime, juice of
7 ounces carbonated lemon-lime beverage or 7 ounces club soda
2 teaspoons simple syrup or 4 teaspoons sugar
Garnish
mint sprig

Preparation

Crush mint leaves and lime juice in a tall glass.
Cover with simple syrup and fill glass with ice.
Add rum and lemon lime soda (or club soda), stir well.
Add mint to garnish.