Mojito cocktails or mocktails are one of the most popular cocktails in the world. Turns out Cubans have been enjoying mojito from as early as the early 19th Century before they decided to share secret recipe with the rest of the world. And we have all since grown to love them (the mojitos, not Cubans). Perhaps for the fresh ingredients, such as the fresh mint, or watermelon in some cases, used in making mojito cocktails. Whichever your preference, just remember to serve in a Collins glass, nice and cold, close your eyes then refreshingly sip your way through a hot, sunny afternoon.
Below are three recipes you can try at home to make the mojito cocktail:
Method 1:
Ingredients:
Fresh mint
Simple syrup (Remember, simple syrup is just equal parts of sugar and water)
Fresh lime juice
White rum
Ice cubes (lots of ice cubes)
Soda (optional)
How to:
Place some fresh mint into a shaker
In the same shaker, add 22 ml of simple syrup.
Use a wooden pestle to gently squash the mint in the shaker to extract its aroma
Add 22 ml of fresh lime juice
In the mixture, add 60 ml of white rum
Prep some ice by shaking
Strain the mint out (it does not taste as good as it smells plus you want everything out of the way when sipping this).
Serve in a Colin glass (you want lots of ice cubes in this)
Garnish with mint sprigs
Method 2:
Ingredients:
Watermelon juice
Lime juice (2 table spoons)
2 table spoons of sugar
Mint
Soda, preferaby Sprite
Ice cubes
How to:
Pour the 2 table spoons of lime juice in a shaker
Of the 2 table spoons of sugar, add 1 to the lime juice in the same shaker
Add 3-5 mint leaves. (tear them into smaller portions).
Gently muddle the mixture using a pestle
Halfway add water melon juice to the muddled mixture
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Mojito cocktails or mocktails are one of the most popular cocktails in the world. Turns out Cubans have been enjoying mojito from as early as the early 19th Century before they decided to share secret recipe with the rest of the world. And we have all since grown to love them (the mojitos, not Cubans). Perhaps for the fresh ingredients, such as the fresh mint, or watermelon in some cases, used in making mojito cocktails. Whichever your preference, just remember to serve in a Collins glass, nice and cold, close your eyes then refreshingly sip your way through a hot, sunny afternoon.
Below are three recipes you can try at home to make the mojito cocktail:
Method 1:
Ingredients:
How to:
Method 2:
Ingredients:
How to:
Enjoy!
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