Classic Mojito
By Sur La Table
Classic Mojito
By Sur La Table
Yield/Serves:
Makes 1 cocktail
- 10 mint leaves
- 1 teaspoon superfine granulated sugar
- 2 ounces white rum
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Club soda or sparkling water
- 2 mint sprigs for garnish
This cocktail is Summer in a glass. While spearmint is traditional, each variety of mint will lend a slightly different aroma and should be experimented with!
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1. To a cocktail shaker, add mint leaves and sugar, muddle until mint leaves are bruised and fragrant. Add rum, lime juice and a cup of ice. Top shaker with cap or a glass and shake vigorously until the shaker is cold to the touch.
2. Fill a Collins or pint glass halfway with fresh ice. Pour Mojito through a fine-mesh strainer set over the glass and top with club soda. Garnish with mint sprigs.
Recipe variations:
If you don’t feel like getting out your cocktail shaker, the Mojito can be prepared from start to finish in a pint glass, no straining necessary.
WATCH HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE HERE>>
1. To a cocktail shaker, add mint leaves and sugar, muddle until mint leaves are bruised and fragrant. Add rum, lime juice and a cup of ice. Top shaker with cap or a glass and shake vigorously until the shaker is cold to the touch.
2. Fill a Collins or pint glass halfway with fresh ice. Pour Mojito through a fine-mesh strainer set over the glass and top with club soda. Garnish with mint sprigs.
Recipe variations:
If you don’t feel like getting out your cocktail shaker, the Mojito can be prepared from start to finish in a pint glass, no straining necessary.