Peach Mojito

The Mojito didn’t get to be the second most popular cocktail in the world by accident. The Cuban export has grown like a refreshingly effervescent weed on bar menus all over the world. It’s also an easy drink to reinvent with a variety of fruity twists. For this version, muddled fresh peaches add a subtle, additional sweetness to the drink. The resulting peachy Highball might seem more at home on an American porch than a Cuban beach. Make sure the peach you pick is ripe enough to be juicy, but still firm enough to actually cut. You don’t want it turning into mush in your hand.

NOTE: If you're not used to cutting peaches, the easiest thing to do is cut the fruit as you would an avocado, slicing around the peach lengthwise, making sure to cut all the way to the pit. Then twist the halves apart and pry the pit out with a spoon.