jenniferhquisenberry
The perfect mojito is a classic Cuban cocktail recipe. This “short” mojito is made with rum, limes, fresh mint, and brown sugar.
- 4-5 wedges limes
- 6-8 leaves mint fresh, no stems
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar heaping
- 50 mL white rum Bacardi or Havana Blanco
- ice use enough to fill the shaker 2/3 full
- Roll the lime on a hard surface under the palm of your hands to make it juicy.
- Cut the lime in half. Then cut each half into quarters.
- In a cocktail shaker, squeeze the juice from 4-5 lime wedges into the shaker. Then drop the wedges inside.
- Using a muddling stick, muddle (crush) the lime wedges in the bottom of the shaker to release the lime’s essential oils.
- Add 1 heaping Tbsp of brown sugar. If you are using sugar cubes, you will need to muddle again now.
- Pour 50 mL white rum over the top of the limes and brown sugar.
- Add ice to fill the shaker 2/3 full.
- Gently tear your mint leaves in half and drop them into the shaker on top of the other ingredients. Do not muddle the mint.
- Close the cocktail shaker and shake until it is ice cold.
You may subsitute 2 brown sugar cubes for 1 heaping Tbsp of brown sugar. Please note that our nutrition information is an approximation and may change depending on your choice of ingredients.