The Mojito
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 1 serving
- Total: 10 min
- Prep: 10 min
Ingredients
1 teaspoon sugar
2 to 3 fresh mint leaves
Soda
2 ounces fresh lemon juice
2 ounces fresh lime juice
Pulp from 1/2 lime
1-ounce rum
Directions
Special equipment:
muddler- Add sugar, mint leaves and a touch of soda to a highball glass. Using a muddler, crush the mint leaves and blend the mixture. Add the juices, lime pulp and fill with ice. Add rum and top the glass with soda.
- Serving suggestion: Garnish with a mint leaf and a straw. Encourage guests to stir their drinks with their straws to capture all the sweetness at the bottom of the glass.