Mojito: Recipe & Instructions


The Mojito
Created in Havana, Cuba, the Mojito is a 5-part cocktail which has its origins in a 16th Century cure for scurvy called El Draque, named after the famous Elizabethan explorer Sir Francis Drake.

To make a mojito you will need the following equipment:
  • Muddler
  • Bar spoon
  • Collin glass

Recipe:
​Ingredients & Garnish

Ingredients
White rum (60ml / 2oz)
4 lime wedges
12 mint leaves
2 teaspoons of sugar:
(demerara, brown or 15ml sugar syrup)
Soda water​
Garnish
Fresh mint sprig
Lemon slice​

Method:
​How to Make a Mojito​

  • 1. Muddle 2 teaspoons of demerara sugar with 3 lime wedges in a Collins glass
  • 2. Add the mint leaves (approx 12) and muddle gently
  • 3. Half fill the glass with crushed ice
  • 4. Add the white rum (60ml / 2oz)
  • ​5. Top up with soda water (approx 120ml), stir and top up with crush iced
  • ​6. Add a sprig of mint and lemon slice to garnish
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