Go Back

Mojito Cubano

I am not a big drinker, however, one cocktail I find hard to pass is the Cuban cocktail, the Mojito. A delightful marriage of mint, lime and white rum, perfect sipped on a balmy evening watching the people meander by.

Ingredients

  • Per tumbler
  • 1/2 tsp unrefined sugar
  • 10 mint leaves*
  • juice of half a lime + a slice for decorating the glass
  • ice cubes
  • white rum small splash for me, large glug for him
  • sparkling/ soda water

Instructions

  • Place the sugar, mint leaves and lime juice in to the glass. Using a mortar or wooden spoon handle to bruise the mint leaves and dissolve the sugar with the lime juice. Don't go too crazy here you don't want to macerate the mint just bruise it to release the essential oils. Add ice and rum to your liking and top up with sparkling water.

Notes

*Traditionally 'apple mint' is used, a milder sweet mint variety coincidentally rampant in our garden.