Ingredients

1½ ounces of white rum

¾ ounce of fresh squeezed lime juice

½ ounce of 1:1 simple syrup (one part sugar to one part water)

To prepare

Pour white rum, lime juice and simple syrup into mixing glass. Fill shaker one-third of the way full with ice. Shake vigorously for fifteen seconds. Strain into a coupe glass.  

Note: This recipe is a great one to learn, as it is easily adaptable. Switch out whiskey for the rum and you end up with a whiskey sour. Substitute the whiskey for vodka or gin and you have a gimlet.