Mojito
A vibrant Cuban classic that muddles fresh mint and lime with light rum, topped with sparkling water.
Base
rum
Glassware
Highball glass
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Ingredients
- 2 oz white rum
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 0.75 oz simple syrup
- 8-10 mint leaves
- Soda water, to top
Instructions
- 1Gently muddle mint leaves with lime juice and simple syrup in a highball glass.
- 2Fill with crushed ice and add rum.
- 3Top with soda water, stir gently, and garnish with a mint sprig.
Origin & Story
Havana, Cuba, 16th–19th century
Its roots may trace back to a rustic sugarcane-and-mint drink called 'El Draque,' but the modern Mojito was refined in 19th-century Havana bars and later immortalized by regulars like Ernest Hemingway.
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