The Mojito

A classic cocktail

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
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.