There’s something special about a Classic Mint Mojito with Limes during summer time. And while you can elevate the flavors and add more fruits, the classic is the way to go if you just want to create a simple cocktail to share with friends:).
While mojito has its origin in Cuba, for me it’s such a Miami drink. At the time of writing this article, I have been living in Miami for 25 years. Most restaurants serve mojitos from very simple to very elaborated. I tried my first mojito here in Miami and since then it’s been a favorite drink.
Many of my friends make mojitos at home and they all have their way of muddling limes and mint. Some only use sugar, some use simple syrup.
Here’s a simple technique to make mojito, you have to give it a try!!
Gather ingredients
These are the ingredients I use to make a classic mojito or the original mojito.
- white rum
- mint
- limes
- granulated sugar
- club soda or sparkling water (unflavored)
- ice
- sugarcane stirrer is optional but it really adds a nice touch
Sonila’s way of making mojito (single serve)
These are my steps of making mojito.
- Muddle mint leaves in a cocktail shaker (you’re not making pesto, go easy on the leaves). Add lime wedges and sugar, continue muddling.
- Add fresh lime juice – it has to be fresh for best quality mojitos.
- Add white rum
- Shake for few seconds or just mix
- Grab a tall glass and add ice, more fresh mint and fresh lime wedges. Strain the cocktail shaker over the ice. Top off with club soda. Add a sugarcane stirrer if you have any!
- Garnish as desired:). Cheers and enjoy responsibly!!
Make a Pitcher of Mojito for Parties
The first step is usually trying to figure out how many servings are in my pitcher. As you know, pitchers come in different sizes so you don’t want to get your ratios wrong.
My pitcher can usually serve about 8 tall glasses but I usually prepare about 10-12 servings of mojito in this pitcher because I don’t add the ice in the pitcher, I tend to add the club soda to top each individual glass as I’m serving.
- about 40 leaves of mint
- 0.5 cup granulated sugar
- 2 limes cut in wedges and 2 limes juiced
- about 1.5 cups white rum of your choice
- club soda or sparkling water (get a 1.5 L bottle but you might not need it all)
I muddle the mint leaves with sugar in a pyrex (quart size). I add the lime wedges and continue to muddle. Add lime juice and rum, mix and pour everything in a pitcher.
Place pitcher in refrigerator to let the flavors mix and keep cool. Keep the club soda in the refrigerator too.
When it’s time to serve mojitos, add ice to each individual glass. Pour the club soda in the pitcher, mix and mojito is ready to serve. Add a plate with lime wedges and more mint as garnishes.
Classic Mint Mojito with Limes
Equipment
- 1 muddler
- 1 tall glass
Ingredients
- 5 mint leaves
- 2 tsps granulated sugar
- 2 limes
- 2 ozs white rum
- club soda or sparkling water as needed
- ice preferably crushed
Instructions
- Muddle 3 large mint leaves in the cocktail shaker. Add 2 lime wedges and sugar, continue muddling. Muddle enough to release the flavors and aromas, not so much that you break the mint leaves apart.
- Add freshly squeezed juice of half a lime (up to 1 lime depending how much juice limes have). Add white rum. Shake lightly or mix with a stirrer.
- Add ice, a lime wedge and 1-2 fresh mint leaves on a tall glass. Pour the mix from the cocktail shaker (use the strainer if needed). Top off the rest of the glass with club soda. Garnish more as desired and serve with a straw! Cheers:)
Notes
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No, the mojito wouldn’t taste good with dark rum. The spices mess with the fresh limes and mint. I highly recommend you wait until you have white rum to make mojitos. However, you can use your dark rum to make Cuba Libre or simply rum and coke:).
Don’t use powder sugar or any of those sugar substitutes. Do you remember real granulated sugar? Yes, that one! Use that! That makes for a real mojito:). Also, I know you might be tempted to use simple syrup but believe me once you get the hang of using real sugar you’ll see why that makes a difference.
So I’m not a rum conosseuir myself but I know plenty of people who are! So here’s a summary of their answers when I polled them: Havana Club 3 year, Cana Brava, Plantation 3 star, Cruzan’s Aged White. And you can always use Cachaça which will make it more like a caipirinha.
If you would like to save this recipe for later, please pin one of the pictures from this post to your boards in Pinterest. It’ll make it so much easier to retrieve this recipe later. Please let me know in comments your adjustments, how you made the recipe and if you liked my version of classic mojito. Cheers/ Salud!!
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