Recipe

• 30ml lime juice

• 15ml agave nectar

• 10–15 mint leaves

• 40ml tequila

• Soda water (about 30ml)

Put the lime juice, agave nectar and mint in a Collins glass, and mash it all up a bit with a spoon. Add a splash of soda water, then fill the glass with crushed ice, add the tequila and top up with soda water. Garnish with half a lemon slice and another mint leaf. Add a straw, and stir as best you can.

This is a simple edit of the mojito I described the other night. Indeed, the only difference is swapping rum for tequila and syrup for agave nectar. The result is a much more interesting drink, with a real Mexican twang and a combination of flavours reminiscent of a highly refreshing margarita.

The agave nectar could probably just be simple syrup, but I thought this would be a bit of fun, and might suit the tequila better.

I actually crushed the ice this time! I got a big block that had frozen together, put it in a sandwich bag and hit it with a rolling pin.