The Chef
Daniel Orr of Guastavino's

Servings
One cocktail

Ingredients
1 tablespoons sugar
3 large sprigs mint
1/2 lime, cut into wedges
2 ounces white rum
4 ounces champagne

Instructions
Muddle the sugar, mint, and lime with 2 or 3 ice cubes in a cocktail shaker until everything is well crushed. Add rum, cover, and shake. Strain the frothy mixture into a flute, making sure to get some of the crushed mint leaves in the cocktail. Top with champagne.

Photograph by Richard Pierce