Take a chilled long glass and fill with plenty of ice.
Combine the rum, sugar syrup and lime juice in a mixing glass and give it a stir.
Pour the rum mix over the ice in the glass and top up with ginger beer. Stir gently.
Rub a wedge of lime around the rim then drop it in the glass.
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