Cuba's iconic cocktail of white rum, fresh lime juice, sugar, soda water, and muddled mint — bright, refreshing, and dangerously easy to drink.
Nutrition & Info
Equipment Needed
Presentation Guide
Vessel: tall highball glass
Garnishes: lime wheel, mint sprig
Instructions
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1
Place mint leaves and sugar in a tall glass. Gently muddle to release mint oils — do not shred the leaves.
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2
Add lime juice and stir to dissolve sugar.
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3
Fill the glass with crushed ice.
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Pour rum over the ice. Top with soda water.
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5
Stir gently. Garnish with a lime wheel and mint sprig.
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6
Serve immediately.
Did You Know?
Ernest Hemingway famously drank his mojitos at La Bodeguita del Medio in Havana, where the bar still has his handwritten endorsement on the wall.
Chef's Notes
Equipment Tips
- tall glass
- muddler
- bar spoon
Garnishing
lime wheel, mint sprig
The Story Behind Mojito
The mojito traces to 16th century Cuba, where a precursor called El Draque (after Sir Francis Drake) mixed aguardiente with lime and mint as a medicinal drink. By the 1930s, Havana bartenders refined it with white rum and soda water into the cocktail known today. It became synonymous with Cuban nightlife and Hemingway-era Havana glamour.
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