What does a Mojito taste like?
The Mojito perfectly balances the acidity of lime, sweetness of sugar and mint and tops it off with a fizz that will awaken the taste buds. The Mojito is one of our favourite summer cocktails, even if it’s a little dangerous – as you cannot taste the rum. Check out the recipe below and let us know how you get on!
Mojito Cocktail Recipe
Equipment
- Highball glass
- Boston glass or cocktail shaker
- muddler
- long handled spoon
- strainer
Ingredients
- 50 ml white rum
- 25 ml sugar syrup
- 12 mint leaves plus a sprig to garnish
- 4 lime wedges
- soda water to top up
Instructions
- Roll and press a fresh lime on a hard surface before slicing it into 4 wedges. Tip: Rolling and pressing the lime should soften the flesh. This makes it easier to release the juices when you muddle.
- Place the 4 lime wedges, 12 mint leaves, 50 ml white rum and 25 ml sugar syrup into a Boston glass or cocktail shaker.
- Lightly muddle the ingredients together and leave to steep while you prepare the glass. Tip: Don’t be too enthusiastic when muddling. It can break the whites of the lime down, leading to a bitter mojito.
- Take a sprig of mint and clap it between your hands before placing it in the glass. This helps to release more flavour from the garnish.
- Add the bruised mint sprig and ice to a Highball glass.
- Strain your muddled mixture over the ice, topping it up with soda water (just a touch) stir and serve.
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More about Mojito the ingredients
Unsurprisingly, most of the ingredients are indigenous to Cuba. White rum, lime, mint and sugar are lightly muddled together and topped up with soda water to make this perfectly refreshing drink.
What’s the best rum for a Mojito?
White rum also called silver or light rum is the only way to go when making a Mojito. Due to its milder flavour, using spiced rums is not advised as it will overpower the drink. In our Mojitos, we use Bacardi – the perfect white rum for anyone’s drinks cabinet, affordable and sold almost everywhere it makes a mean Mojito.
What type of mint is used for a Mojito?
Fresh Spearmint. Spearmint is sweeter, more mellow and easier to get hold of than peppermint – making it perfect for a Mojito. Available from most supermarkets in either bag or fresh in a pot. We recommend fresh, so growing your own isn’t a bad idea – Don’t worry, it is easy to keep alive!
The Origins of the Mojito
The Mojito originates from Havana, Cuba – however, its exact birthplace is quite disputed!
The oldest mention of the Mojito recipe dates back to 1929 when it appeared as “Rum Mojo” in a Cuban bar guide called Libro de Cocktail by Juan Al Lasa. One of the theories behind the name “Rum Mojo” relates to mojo, a Cuban seasoning made from lime.
It was over a decade before it took on the name “Mojito” when it appeared in the 1932 edition of The Gentleman’s Companion by Charles Bakers, where it was referred to as “Sloppy Joe’s Mojito”.
But it’s Ernest Hemingway, the American novelist and journalist, who is often credited with discovering this classic cocktail. It was reported in the 1940’s he wrote “My mojito in La Bodeguita, My daiquiri in El Floridita” on a wall of the La Bodeguita del Medio – a small restaurant-bar that to this day, claims to be the birthplace of the Mojito.