Ingredients
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1.5 Tablespoon Smoked Simple Syrup
3 Tablespoon Freshly squeeze lime juice
2 Tablespoon Club soda
¼ cup Rum
Mint sprig
Sugar for rimming (optional)
Instructions
Smoked Simple Syrup
Step 1
Preheat your pellet grill to 180ºF.
Step 2
Add 1 cup water to 1 cup sugar. Give it a quick stir to begin the dissolving process. Pour into your skillet.
Step 3
Place on the bottom rack for 2 hours.
Step 4
With heat guard gloves or oven mitts, remove from the pellet grill and cool completely. Bottle in an airtight container such as a mason jar and store in the refrigerator for up to a month.
Mojito
Step 1
Carefully halve your lime and squeeze the juice into a small bowl. Save a wedge for garnish.
Step 2
In a cocktail shaker, combine an ice cube, simple syrup, 2 tablespoon lime juice, rum, and shake until mixed - about 10 seconds.
Step 3
It's not traditional, but let's rim that drink! Add the excess 1 tablespoon of lime juice to a small plate.
Step 4
Place sugar on a small plate.
Step 5
Dip the opening of the CamelBak Camp Mug into the lime juice, gently shake.
Step 6
Dip the wet rim into the sugar plate.
Step 7
Add a few ice cubes to your Camp Mug and strain your mojito mix in. Garnish with a mint sprig and lime ledge.