Rose-mojito!

Dear Joe,

As you know, I've moved out of my old apartment and am crashing in a friend's guest bedroom during my last few weeks of work. This friend prefers a nice glass of wine to a mixed drink.

This means, among other things, that I have limited access to bar-type-things with which to make this drink. I am flying blind in terms of measurements, but it's hard to tell if the drink suffered in the process.

I was quite taken with your rosemary-lime vodka, and wanted to do something with it that would bring out the rosemary a bit more. The lime is *really* present, and fresh rosemary is always good to have on hand. Having limited mixers and other kinds of alcohol, I made a little twist on a mojito that I call, unoriginally, the Rose-mojito!

First, squish some rosemary between your fingers, put it in a glass with a tiny bit of granulated sugar, and muddle with the back of a spoon until the entire glass smells like rosemary.

Ornamental birds are optional.

Then, to that add a shot or so of Joe's rosemary-lime vodka, a splash of white rum and stir vigorously. Top it off with cold club soda and ice, if you wish, and you have...

...a drink that looks like pine needles fell into it.

Even with all the rosemary-ing up, it still doesn't taste much like rosemary. Oddly, it doesn't taste like much of anything. Given the intense lime flavor of your vodka and the rum, you'd think it wouldn't be so disappointing.

Alas, I think it will be awhile until we open a speakeasy in our new apartment, unless we simply want to make everyone try terrifying liqueurs and drink our infused brandies.

Yours,

Dave