Mojito
Havana's most famous export after cigars. Fresh, minty, impossible to dislike.
LevelEasy
MethodMuddle
GlassHighball
Serves1
Ingredients
- 60 mlWhite rum
- 25 mlLime juiceSqueeze it fresh. Bottled juice tastes flat. 1 lime gives about 25 ml.
- 20 mlSugar syrupMake it: stir equal amounts of sugar and hot water until clear. Keeps 2 weeks in the fridge.
- 10 leavesMint
- Top upSoda water
Plus ice.
Bar tools
- Jigger
- Bar spoon
- Muddler
- Lewis bag & mallet
No bar kit? A jar with a lid works as a shaker, and 1 tablespoon is 15 ml.
How to make a Mojito
- Put the mint, lime juice and sugar syrup in the glass.
- Press the mint gently 4–5 times with a muddler or the back of a spoon. You want to release the smell, not shred the leaves.
- Fill the glass with crushed ice and pour in the rum.
- Top with soda water and stir from the bottom up so the mint rises.
Garnish: Mint sprig and a lime wheel