Mojito
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Ingredients
- White Rum45ml1½ oz
- Lime Juice20ml⅔ oz
- Simple Syrup15ml½ oz
- Mint Leaves6 leaves
- Soda WaterTop up
How to make it
Muddle mint with sugar and lime juice. Add rum and ice. Top with soda. Garnish with mint sprig.
About the Mojito
A Havana classic dating to the 16th century, beloved by Ernest Hemingway.
Missing something?
- No white rum? Use Gold Rum (A little richer)
- No white rum? Use Cachaça (Grassier and funkier)
- No lime juice? Use Lime (Squeeze fresh: 1 lime gives about 25 ml)
- No lime juice? Use Lemon Juice (Softer, different aroma)
- No simple syrup? Use Sugar (1 tsp sugar is about 7.5 ml syrup; stir until dissolved)
- No simple syrup? Use Honey Syrup (Adds honey flavour)