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The Basics: A Classic Mojito

by ‎08-13-2015 05:11 PM - edited ‎08-13-2015 05:23 PM

What's more "summer time" than a refreshing mojito?! Here's my favorite recipe in 3 simple steps:

 

 

Ingredients:
Simple Syrup:
1 cup sugar (Demerara sugar is nice)
1 cup water

Mojito:
½ ounce simple syrup
¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice (about 1 lime)
10 fresh mint leaves
2 ounces light rum
ice
1 to 2 ounces mineral water (or soda water)

Directions:

  1. Make the simple syrup ahead of time. Simply combine the water and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a simmer to dissolve the sugar. Cool completely and store in the refrigerator.
  2. To make the mojito, combine the simple syrup, lime juice, mint leaves and light rum in a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and shake hard for 10 seconds or so. 
  3. Strain the cocktail into a collins glass through a fine strainer and top with the mineral water. Garnish with a sprig of mint and a slice of lime.

 

Here's what I used! 

 

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