mojito
Bruised mint, white rum, lime and cold soda. The summer-barbecue cocktail that cuts through smoke, char and chilli like nothing else.
Servings: 1 drink
Calories: 520kcal
Ingredients
- 60 ml white rum Bacardi Carta Blanca or Havana Club 3 Year
- 30 ml fresh lime juice
- 2 tsp white sugar or 15 ml sugar syrup
- 8-10 fresh mint leaves
- 60 ml soda water cold, to top
- crushed ice
- mint sprig and lime wheel, to garnish
Instructions
- Gently press the mint leaves and sugar in the bottom of a tall highball glass with the end of a wooden spoon. Bruised, not shredded, five seconds of pressing.
- Add the lime juice and rum. Quick stir to dissolve the sugar.
- Pack the glass three quarters full with crushed ice.
- Top with cold soda water. Stir once from the bottom up to lift the mint through the drink.
- Mound a little more crushed ice on top, slap a fresh mint sprig between your palms to release the oils and plant it with a lime wheel. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 520kcal