Mojito Cocktail Recipe
A classic Cuban cocktail featuring white rum, fresh mint, lime juice, sugar, and club soda. It's a refreshing, lighthearted drink with bright citrus and herbal notes, originating from 16th-century precursors in Havana and popularized internationally during Prohibition.
Make This
- Base
- White Rum
- Glass
- Highball glass
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- 4 minutes
- Strength
- Light
- Flavor
- Minty
Ingredients
- 2 oz White Rum
- 0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 0.5 oz Simple Syrup
- 8-10 leaves Fresh Mint Leaves
- to top Club Soda
Instructions
- Lightly muddle the mint leaves with the simple syrup in a shaker or directly in the glass to release the aromatic oils without over-muddling into bitterness.
- Add the white rum and fresh lime juice.
- Fill the glass with ice (preferably crushed or pebble ice) and gently stir or briefly shake.
- Top with club soda and stir lightly to combine.