A classic cocktail
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The Mojito
The Mojito can be traced back to the
19th century and has now become one of the world’s most
popular drink. A favourite of Ernest Hemingway's it is a very refreshing rum based minty cocktail,
especially enjoyed in heat of summer.
Recipe
Ingredient
|
Measure
|
Rum
|
50 ml
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Fresh Lime
|
25 ml or 6-8 wedges
|
Sugar
|
2 spoons
|
Mint
|
6 leaves
|
Soda
|
top
|
Often around
20 ml of sugar syrup (gomme) is used to sweeten the drink instead of granulated;
it makes it easier to balance the drink.
There are
two general methods when producing a Mojito, muddle and non-muddle
Muddle method
Add to a Collins
glass 6-8 lime wedges and sugar then muddle until the lime juice is free. Then add
the rum and mint leaves and give a little stir. Then fill to the top of the
glass with crushed ice and churn the drink until everything is well mixed. Finally
top the glass with soda and garnish with a mint sprig and lime wedge.
Non-muddle
method
Add rum,
lime juice, sugar, mint and 2 squeezes of lime to a Collins glass. Then fill to
the top of the glass with crushed ice and churn the drink until everything is
well mixed. Finally top the glass with soda and garnish with a mint sprig and
lime wedge.
There are many variations of the Mojito:
- Fruit Mojito - fresh muddled fruit or fruit flavoured liqueurs added
- English Mojito - made with gin instead of rum
- Royal Mojito - top champagne instead of soda
- Spiced Mojito – made with spiced rum
It’s a great
drink to play around with; post if you’ve come across or created any interesting
ones.
