🌿 Mojito

Cuba's gift to the world – mint, lime, rum, and bliss

🍹 Cuban Classic

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Gently muddle mint leaves with simple syrup in a highball glass (don't shred the leaves).
  2. Add lime juice and rum.
  3. Fill glass with crushed ice.
  4. Top with soda water and stir gently.
  5. Garnish with a mint sprig and lime wheel.

Pro Tips

🌿 Muddling Mint

Gentle pressure releases aromatic oils without bitter chlorophyll. Press, don't crush. The mint should look bruised, not pulverized.

📜 History

Born in Havana, the Mojito became Hemingway's drink of choice at La Bodeguita del Medio. "My mojito in La Bodeguita, my daiquiri in El Floridita."

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