Charlie’s mojito

Eating outside calls for a drink, and the sunny evenings that often pepper May are best with something longish and cool. You can pretend summer is really here for an hour or two.

A fine cocktail needs something fruity, something edgy and something aromatic to set off the punch of the booze. A mojito answers that description perfectly - mint, sugar and lime set off the white rum, and soda water adds the fizz.

The mojito originates from Cuba and was derived from a drink called