Aug 26 2011

There's no drink more refreshing than the classic mojito. It's light, fizzy, tart, and herbaceous. The mojito was originally created in Cuba and was made with yerba buena, a type of spearmint. These days, variations and different flavors of the mojito can be found all over the world.

The ingredients are simple — rum, sugar, lime juice, sparkling water, and mint — but the resulting cocktail is absolutely sublime. The recipe featured here calls for light rum, but all I had was dark, so I used that instead; the mojito was still wonderful! Keep reading to kickstart your weekend with a tall cool glass of this popular beverage.

Mojito

Mojito Recipe 2011-08-26 12:20:04

Ingredients

8 mint leaves, plus 1 mint sprig for garnish
Ice
2 ounces white rum
3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce simple syrup
1/2 ounce chilled club soda

Directions

  1. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the mint leaves.
  2. Add ice and the rum, lime juice and simple syrup and shake well.
  3. Strain* into an ice-filled collins glass, stir in the club soda and garnish with the mint sprig.

Makes 1 drink.

*When I made this drink, I did not strain mine.

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