Mojito is arguably the MOST REFRESHING cocktail in the world!! With the fresh mint flavour, a touch of sweet, tang from lime, fizzy soda water and as for the rum? What rum? Can’t taste it at all!!
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Mojito
Ahh Mojito. We know you’re a hot weather drink, but we like making you all year round.
In summer, we want something refreshing, and you’re the first that springs to mind.
And in winter, we say we need to make use of all the mint in the flourishing mint bush. Really, making one of you doesn’t even make a dent in even a tiny mint plant. We just need any half hearted excuse to make you!!
What does a mojito taste like?
Mojitos tastes like a fizzy mint lime drink that’s a bit sweet. You can’t taste the rum (which makes it dangerous!!) and it’s incredibly refreshing and extremely easy to drink!
Ingredients in Mojito
- 10 mint leaves
- 30 ml / 1 oz lime juice
- 60 ml / 2 oz white rum
- 30 ml / 1 oz sugar syrup (equal parts sugar and water)
- 1/2 cup club soda / soda water
Club soda and soda water are the same thing. It’s water that’s been artificially carbonated. Strictly speaking, you should not use sparkling mineral water because it has the flavour of natural minerals in it and it’s not quite as fizzy. But it’s a fine substitute!
Best rum for Mojito
Bacardi is the classic choice and the most well known. It’s a Puerto Rican white rum so it’s on-theme for Mojito which has Cuban origins!
How to make Mojito
- Place mint, lime and sugar in glass, bruise mint leaves with muddler or pestle. If you don’t have one, jut crush the mint really well in your hands then drop them in;
- Add ice, then rum and soda water, then mix; then
- Garnish with lime and more mint!
Mojito Tips!
The key to a great Mojito is bruising the mint leaves using a muddler (or pestle!) in the glass so it releases flavour into the drink. This process of squishing the mint leaves in the glass (depicted above) is called muddling. It’s a cocktail making terminology and technique.
Some bar tenders like to also muddle lime wedges in the glass. I prefer not to do this for 2 reasons:
- Over enthusiastic muddling can cause bitter flavour from the white part of limes into the drink; and
- You can’t accurately measure the amount of lime juice released into your mojito. While you can taste and adjust your drink, will your friends mind you having a swig from the pitcher you’re making for them?
Also, one final tip – use sugar syrup, not sugar granules. It’s hard (and annoying) to make sugar granules dissolve. Nobody wants grainy sugar crunch in their mojito!
Mojito
The world's most refreshing cocktail, ever!! Made for hot summer days, but truthfully we make Mojitos year round just because we love the fresh minty flavour!
Ingredients
- 30ml / 1 oz lime juice , fresh
- 30ml / 1 oz sugar syrup , homemade (Note 1)
- 10 mint leaves
- 60 ml / 2 oz white rum (I use Bicardi, Note 2)
- 1/2 cup (125ml) club soda / soda water (Note 3)
- Lime wedges or slices
- Mint sprigs
Instructions
- Place lime juice, rum and sugar syrup in tall glass. Use a muddler (Note 4) to bruise the mint to release flavour.
- Fill glass with ice, pour over rum and soda water, then stir.
- Garnish with lime slice and mint leaves. Serve immediately!
Notes
1. Sugar syrup - equal parts water and white sugar, heat in saucepan until sugar is dissolved. Cool then store for months in the fridge. Common ingredient used in cocktail recipes.
Better to use syrup rather than sugar granules as it's difficult to get them to fully melt when making mojito.
2. White rum - any white rum fine here, the most common used in Australia is Bacardi.
3. Club soda aka soda water - this is just water that's been artificially carbonated. Don't use sparkling mineral water (which is naturally fizzy, and usually has flavours from natural minerals in it).
4. Muddler - this is a tool used in cocktail making to crush things (herbs, fruit) in a glass to release flavour that mixes in with the cocktail. A pestle is a great alternative! Otherwise, crush the mint leaves well in your hand, then drop them into the glass and proceed with recipe without muddling.
5. No muddling lime wedges: You see some bartenders muddling lime wedges in the glass. I prefer not to do this because over enthusiastic muddling can release the bitterness from the white part of the lime into the drink. And after 1 or 2 mojitos, I get very enthusiastic with muddling!! (Also, from a practical perspective, just better to measure the lime juice properly).
Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 204Saturated Fat: 1gSodium: 4mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 1gSugar: 13gProtein: 1g
