How to make a Mojito?

Question

What incredients and techniques are good for making a traditional Cuban style mojito? I do not want tips on the Mexican version...

Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Mojito, Cuban Rum Cocktail
A popular classic "club" drink from Cuba. Based on the recipe from Bacardi.com makers of light and dark rum. (See new Mojito Martini recipe too).


Serves: 1 Tall Glass (collins glass)


I N G R E D I E N T S
2 ounces simple syrup or 3 teaspoons sugar
1/2 lime
10 fresh mint leaves
1/2 cup fresh ice
splash of bitters (optional)
1 1/2 ounce Rum (Barcardi)
2 ounces club soda
1 sprig of mint for garnish
1 lime wedge for garnish


I N S T R U C T I O N S
Juice the 1/2 lime into a tall glass. Cut the remain lime into quarters and add them to the glass. Stir and blend the mint leaves with the lime and syrup (or sugar) crushing the leaves to extract their flavor. Add the crushed itce, rum, and club soda and stir well to blend. Garnish with the lime wedge and mint sprig.

Answer 2

Cuban Mojito recipe

the original authentic recipe from Havana Cuba

1 teaspoon powdered sugar
Juice from 1 lime (2 ounces)
4 mint leaves

1 sprig of mint
Havana Club white Rum (2 ounces)
2 ounces club soda

There are countless recipes for the Mojito (prounced moh-HEE-toh), but this version is for the one Hemingway himself enjoyed at the Mojito's place of birth: La Bodeguita del Medio in Havana, Cuba. If you are throwing a Cuban theme party (Havana night themed party), plan on serving mojitos.



Place the mint leaves into a long mojito glass (often called a "collins" glass) and squeeze the juice from a cut lime over it. You'll want about two ounces of lime juice, so it may not require all of the juice from a single lime. Add the powdered sugar, then gently smash the mint into the lime juice and sugar with a muddler (a long wooden device pictured below, though you can also use the back of a fork or spoon if one isn't available). Add ice (preferably crushed) then add the rum and stir, and top off with the club soda. Garnish with a mint sprig

Answer 3

yep, i'm cuban and that sounds right to me. everyone has different ideas, but thats how we do it too. tread makes an excellent point too. theres differences in our sugars too. its up to you. some people even use brown sugar and pound it out real fine. theres also an already made mix. its not bad, you just need the rum and a lime.

Answer 4

Note: the recipe above is a good one. However, using powdered sugar will make the drink cloudy. In the U.S., powdered sugar has cornstarch to keep the sugar crystals from sticking to each other.

I recommend you use super fine sugar instead. Or you can make super fine sugar by pulsing regular sugar in a food processor 3-4 times. Let the sugar settle before opening the processor bowl 'cause you don't want to get it in your eyes.

Answer 5

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-muddle 9 mint leaves and 1-2oz (how sweet is up to you) of simple syrup into bottom of shaker. (simple syrup is just sugar syrup, use this instead of any type of sugar. sugar does not desove unless heated up)
-fill shaker with crushed ice on top of muddle mixture
-pour in 2oz of light rum
-squeeze in one or two lime wedges.
-shake it.
-pour mixture into serving glass
-fill rest of glass with soda water (shouldn't be much..2oz)
-garnish with lime wedge and mint sprigs.


Yeah, the recipe above....juice of a whole lime into one drink?
Gross