The Mojito Guide

Ingredients

• 10 fresh mint leaves
• ½ medium lime (cut into 3 wedges) or 1 fluid ounce lime juice
• 2 tablespoons white sugar or ½ fluid ounce simple syrup
• 1 ½ fluid ounces white rum
• ½ cup soda water (or as needed to top up)
• Ice

How To Make

• Place mint, lime wedges and white sugar in a cocktail shaker (or directly into a glass). If substituting lime wedges and white sugar with lime juice and simple syrup, add lime juice and simple syrup later together with the rum.
• Use a muddler to crush the lime and to release the mint oils
• Add rum. If substituting with lime juice and simple syrup, also add these ingredients now.
• Add a handful of ice and shake or stir. We prefer not straining into a glass to give it a more “rustic” look.
• Top up with soda water and garnish with fresh mint leaves and a slice of lime.

Notes

• Rum - this classic calls for a white rum rather than a spiced rum.
• Mint - use fresh mint leaves - it’s what makes a mojito a mojito!
• Lime - use freshly squeezed lime for best flavor.
• Sugar - many people use simple syrup because it mixes into the drink more easily, but the classic mojito uses granulated sugar. A little bit of undissolved sugar is okay as it adds to the texture to make it an authentic classic mojito. If you prefer, you can use caster sugar as that will dissolve more easily.