CLASSIC · WHITE CUBAN RUM

Mojito

Name: Mojito
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml White Cuban Rum; 20 ml Fresh Lime Juice; 10 ml White Cane Sugar Syrup; Fresh Mint Sprigs; Soda Water; Mint Sprig; Lime Slice

Cuba's most celebrated export, the Mojito is a masterclass in balance - bright lime, fresh mint, and light rum united by effervescent soda water into something far greater than the sum of its parts.

Ingredients

White Cuban Rum45 ml

Fresh Lime Juice20 ml

White Cane Sugar Syrup10 ml

Fresh Mint Sprigs

Soda Water

Mint Sprig

Lime Slice

Glassware

Highball

Chilled.

Flavor

Burnt sugar · Lime · Mint

Estimated profile

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Method

1
Add the mint sprigs and sugar to a highball glass. Gently muddle to release the mint oils without tearing the leaves.
2
Add the fresh lime juice and stir briefly to dissolve the sugar.
3
Fill the glass with crushed or cubed ice.
4
Pour in the white rum and stir gently to combine all ingredients.
5
Top with soda water and give one final light stir.
6
Garnish with a fresh sprig of mint and a slice of lime.

From the Bartender

Muddle mint gently - pressing too hard crushes the stems and releases bitter chlorophyll. You want bruised leaves, not pulp.

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