or: Mojito Research Project, day two, in which an actual drink is produced. Results so far are acceptable. Produced a fairly tasty beverage. But not a lovely beverage. Clearly there's more work to be done. First problem, I only have dark rum which produces more of an iced tea look than the limey minty mojito look I'm seeking. Second problem, and the bane of all term-paper researchers out there, I went with the first recipe off the first website that I found last week. Which called for mashing together the mint leaves with the half a lime. Or muddling as they called it. Yah boo, how quaint. But I don't think nearly enough of either flavor was extracted by this process. Further research this evening suggests putting the mint leaves and simple syrup in the glass and then mashing them together with a spoon and then adding the juice of one whole lime. I believe this is what I'll try for MRP, day 3. As soon as I get some light rum, that is.