Rum cocktails
Mojito
Lime, mint and rum over crushed ice, lengthened with soda.
- Strength
- Light
- Sweetness
- Balanced
Ingredients
- 50 ml1⅔ ozWhite rum
- 25 ml¾ ozFresh lime juice
- 20 ml⅔ ozSimple syrup (1:1)
- 10 leaves10 leavesMint leaves
- Top upTop upSoda water
Makes one drink, about 155 ml before ice.
Method
- Gently muddle the fresh ingredients in the bottom of a shaker.
- Add the rest, fill with ice and shake hard.
- Double strain into a highball over crushed ice.
- Top with the soda and give it one gentle stir.
- Garnish: mint sprig.
- Glass
- Highball
- Ice
- Crushed ice
- Garnish
- Mint sprig
- Tastes
- Refreshing, Herbal, Bubbly, Sour