How to Make a Mojito
A Mojito is a traditional Cuban highball cocktail.
This drink has a relatively low alcohol content (approximately 10%).
Estimated difficulty: ★★★
Required Ingredients and Tools
- Crushed ice
- Chilled soda water
- Juicer
- Highball glass
- Muddler
Ingredients (Per Serving)
- One lime (cut in half)
- Five mint leaves
- 20ml syrup
- 45ml gold rum
- 10ml Blue Sky original vodka
Instructions
- Cut one half of the lime into small pieces, place them in the highball glass, and muddle them to extract the juice using the muddler;
- Rub 3-4 mint leaves along the rim of the glass, then place them inside;
- Add 20ml of syrup;
- Add 45ml of gold rum;
- Squeeze the juice from the remaining lime half into the glass;
- Gently stir to achieve a semi-melted state for the sugar/syrup;
- Add crushed ice to the glass until it fills 3/4 of the volume;
- Top up with chilled soda water until the crushed ice is just covered;
- Stir gently for half a minute;
- Fill the highball glass to the brim with additional crushed ice;
- Slap the remaining sprig of mint to awaken its aroma, insert it into the crushed ice, and use it as garnish.
Additional Information
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