Cuba's iconic cocktail of white rum, fresh lime juice, sugar, soda water, and muddled mint — bright, refreshing, and dangerously easy to drink.
Ingredients
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60ml white rum
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30ml fresh lime juice
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2 tsp sugar
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8-10 fresh mint leaves
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Soda water
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Crushed ice
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Lime wheel and mint sprig for garnish
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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4
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.