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Mojito

By:Nagi
Published:3 Oct '19Updated:19 Jan '20
18 Comments
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Mojito is arguably the MOST REFRESHING cocktail in the world!! With the fresh mint flavour, a touch of sweet, tang from lime, fizzy soda water and as for the rum? What rum? Can’t taste it at all!!

Close up photo of freshly made Mojito in a glass garnished with lime slice and fresh mint

Mojito

Ahh Mojito. We know you’re a hot weather drink, but we like making you all year round.

In summer, we want something refreshing, and you’re the first that springs to mind.

And in winter, we say we need to make use of all the mint in the flourishing mint bush. Really, making one of you doesn’t even make a dent in even a tiny mint plant. We just need any half hearted excuse to make you!!

What does a mojito taste like?

Mojitos tastes like a fizzy mint lime drink that’s a bit sweet. You can’t taste the rum (which makes it dangerous!!) and it’s incredibly refreshing and extremely easy to drink!

Ingredients in Mojito

  • 10 mint leaves

  • 30 ml / 1 oz lime juice

  • 60 ml / 2 oz white rum

  • 30 ml / 1 oz sugar syrup (equal parts sugar and water)

  • 1/2 cup club soda / soda water

Club soda and soda water are the same thing. It’s water that’s been artificially carbonated. Strictly speaking, you should not use sparkling mineral water because it has the flavour of natural minerals in it and it’s not quite as fizzy. But it’s a fine substitute!

Ingredients in Mojito

Best rum for Mojito

Bacardi is the classic choice and the most well known. It’s a Puerto Rican white rum so it’s on-theme for Mojito which has Cuban origins!

How to make a VIRGIN Mojito!

Just skip the rum to make a non alcoholic Mojito! White rum adds little flavour to this cocktail so you won’t miss it – but you still get all the lovely refreshing flavours!

How to make Mojito

  • Place mint, lime and sugar in glass, bruise mint leaves with muddler or pestle. If you don’t have one, jut crush the mint really well in your hands then drop them in;

  • Add ice, then rum and soda water, then mix; then

  • Garnish with lime and more mint!

How to make a Mojito

Mojito Tips!

The key to a great Mojito is bruising the mint leaves using a muddler (or pestle!) in the glass so it releases flavour into the drink. This process of squishing the mint leaves in the glass (depicted above) is called muddling. It’s a cocktail making terminology and technique.

Some bar tenders like to also muddle lime wedges in the glass. I prefer not to do this for 2 reasons:

  1. Over enthusiastic muddling can cause bitter flavour from the white part of limes into the drink; and

  2. You can’t accurately measure the amount of lime juice released into your mojito. While you can taste and adjust your drink, will your friends mind you having a swig from the pitcher you’re making for them? 😂

Also, one final tip – use sugar syrup, not sugar granules. It’s hard (and annoying) to make sugar granules dissolve. Nobody wants grainy sugar crunch in their mojito!

Two Mojitos in glasses, ready to drink

What to serve with Mojito

We love Mojitos for their freshness so they are great served with creamy dips with salty chips! These are my personal favourites to pair with Mojitos:

  • Homemade French Onion Dip or shortcut French Onion SOUP Mix Dip with potato crisps – the minty freshness with the sweet-savoury caramelised onion dip is 👌🏻;

  • Cucumber Canapes with Smoked Salmon Mousse – right on theme with the freshness of this drink;

  • Guacamole and corn chips – very fitting;

  • For a fresh option, you can’t go past Restaurant Style Salsa – flavour you can’t buy in a jar!

  • Pig Out Salsa (chorizo, corn and bean salsa) is terrifically on theme too!

Cocktail hour is upon us. Time for a mojito!! 🍹🍹 – Nagi x


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Close up photo of freshly made Mojito in a glass garnished with lime slice and fresh mint

Mojito

Author: Nagi
Prep: 3 minutes mins
Cocktails
Cuban, Western
5 from 3 votes
Servings1
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Recipe video above. The world's most refreshing cocktail, ever!! Made for hot summer days, but truthfully we make Mojitos year round just because we love the fresh minty flavour! SCALE RECIPE using slider.

Ingredients

  • 30ml / 1 oz lime juice , fresh
  • 30ml / 1 oz sugar syrup , homemade (Note 1)
  • 10 mint leaves
  • 60 ml / 2 oz white rum (I use Bicardi, Note 2)
  • 1/2 cup (125ml) club soda / soda water (Note 3)

Garnishes

  • Lime wedges or slices
  • Mint sprigs

Instructions

  • Place lime juice, rum and sugar syrup in tall glass. Use a muddler (Note 4) to bruise the mint to release flavour.
  • Fill glass with ice, pour over rum and soda water, then stir.
  • Garnish with lime slice and mint leaves. Serve immediately!

Recipe Notes:

1. Sugar syrup - equal parts water and white sugar, heat in saucepan until sugar is dissolved. Cool then store for months in the fridge. Common ingredient used in cocktail recipes.
Better to use syrup rather than sugar granules as it's difficult to get them to fully melt when making mojito.
2. White rum - any white rum fine here, the most common used in Australia is Bacardi.
3. Club soda aka soda water - this is just water that's been artificially carbonated. Don't use sparkling mineral water (which is naturally fizzy, and usually has flavours from natural minerals in it).
4. Muddler - this is a tool used in cocktail making to crush things (herbs, fruit) in a glass to release flavour that mixes in with the cocktail. A pestle is a great alternative! Otherwise, crush the mint leaves well in your hand, then drop them into the glass and proceed with recipe without muddling.
5. No muddling lime wedges: You see some bartenders muddling lime wedges in the glass. I prefer not to do this because over enthusiastic muddling can release the bitterness from the white part of the lime into the drink. And after 1 or 2 mojitos, I get very enthusiastic with muddling!! (Also, from a practical perspective, just better to measure the lime juice properly).
6. Nutrition per serving.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 204cal (10%)Carbohydrates: 16g (5%)Protein: 1g (2%)Fat: 1g (2%)Saturated Fat: 1g (6%)Sodium: 4mgPotassium: 93mg (3%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 13g (14%)Vitamin A: 425IU (9%)Vitamin C: 12mg (15%)Calcium: 24mg (2%)Iron: 1mg (6%)
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18 Comments

  1. Annie says

    January 9, 2023 at 8:31 pm

    5 stars
    Fantastic!
    A wonderfully refreshing drink on a summer afternoon.
    Many thanks!

    Reply
  2. Sally says

    July 19, 2022 at 8:34 pm

    Damn Nagi you must like a strong drink! 1.8 standards with 1/2 of mixer was a bit strong for me. Added an extra 1/4 cup of soda water and she came good. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  3. Felicia says

    July 16, 2022 at 10:57 pm

    Hi ! Planning to make this for a bbq and scale up to 20. How do you suggest I prepare it? Place in a serving style jug and then garnish separately after pouring? How far in advance can this be done ? Thanks in advance !

    Reply
  4. Claude says

    December 28, 2021 at 8:09 am

    Hi I’ve read that original mojito is made from sugar cane and not white sugar, so you know of a recipe for the original mal version you could share please?

    Reply
  5. Robbo says

    November 1, 2020 at 3:22 pm

    Just made my first mojito ever. Of course, because it was a Nagi version, it was top shelf. Prepping for a hangover tomorrow 😊 Cheers Nagi. 🍸

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      November 2, 2020 at 7:50 pm

      But it will be SO worth it!! Enjoy Robbo! N x

      Reply
  6. Karen says

    July 25, 2020 at 12:50 pm

    Mojitos are my favorite drink. I love the freshness of them. Really good with a strawberry or two muddled in. Yum!

    Reply
  7. Katherine says

    December 30, 2019 at 8:37 am

    5 stars
    My sister in law and I adore this cocktail! So refreshing on a hot summer afternoon! Thanks Nagi!

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      December 30, 2019 at 12:30 pm

      It’s sooooo good isn’t it Katherine 🙌

      Reply
  8. Trish says

    December 27, 2019 at 7:01 am

    Going to make this on the weekend. Nagi, you might have been taste testing when writing the instructions, step one needs fixing. Love you site Nagi!!

    Reply
  9. Amelia Tanner says

    December 5, 2019 at 5:25 am

    A bartender in Ecuador made a Mohito for me that was the best ever. Your recipie is the same. Love it!!!!

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      December 5, 2019 at 5:55 am

      Woah what a compliment! Thanks so much Amelia! – N x

      Reply
  10. Jill says

    October 16, 2019 at 3:20 pm

    5 stars
    I love your recipes & now cocktails 😋 thank you Nagi!

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      October 17, 2019 at 1:54 pm

      Wahoo! You’re so welcome – N x

      Reply
  11. Michelle says

    October 5, 2019 at 2:10 pm

    My FAVORITE COCKTAIL!!! Are you starting a cocktail section??

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      October 5, 2019 at 3:02 pm

      YES!!!! Planning to do one a week until I’ve shared ALL my faves!!!🙌🏻

      Reply
  12. Jer says

    October 5, 2019 at 4:47 am

    I am so glad that I found your site for various recipes. I find that I use more than a few.

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      October 5, 2019 at 3:03 pm

      That’s great to hear Jer! Glad you’re enjoying my recipes! N x

      Reply

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