Classic Mojito Cocktail
A refreshing summer cocktail infusing rum, mint and lime.
Equipment
- 1 Cocktail Muddler
Ingredients
- 10-14 mint leaves fresh
- 50 ml white rum
- 50 ml sugar syrup
- 100 ml soda water
- 1/3 lime sliced
- 1 glass ice
Instructions
- Take the mint leaves and sliced lime and drop into glass.
- Using a muddler, gently press the leaves and lime.
- Add the ice and pour over the rum, syrup and soda.
- Stir through the ice the mint and lime
- Garnish with extra mint and lime.
- Enjoy.
Notes
Be care not to bash and bruise the lime and mint as this will release harsh bitter flavours. Gently squeeze and muddle them to release their citrus and herbaceous flavours.