Post #196670 by aikiman44 on Sun, Nov 6, 2005 9:20 AM

From Oct 23 NY Times about the restaurant/bar Cookshop:
"I recommend the Rum Runner, which is a mojito with maple syrup. With Vermont and Havana each represented in its recipe, it makes a comic case for a tropical drink that can be enjoyed in the dead of winter: like Desi Arnaz marrying Lucille Ball and moving her to the country to tap trees.
It has the suavity and surprise of the best entertainment, which America, in the last three years, seems to have discovered can be found in a cocktail."

1.5 oz light rum
1 oz maple syrup
.5 oz fresh lime
splash of seltzer
Lime slice

In a highball glass filled with ice, add rum, maple syrup and lime juice. Stir, top off with seltzer, and garnish with a slice of lime.