Mojito
Mojito is a home-style drink at difficulty 3/5 (Intermediate), about 187 kcal. This cocktail has a refreshing, sweet and sour taste with the coolness of mint a. Ingredients and step-by-step instructions are below, with notes for home cooking.
3 / 5
★★★☆☆
187 kcal
Ingredients
- Crushed ice
- Iced soda water
- Juicer
- Highball glass
- Muddler
Steps
- Cut one half of a lime into small pieces and place them in the highball glass. Use the muddler to crush them and extract the juice.
- Place 3 to 4 mint leaves along the rim and place them into the cup.
- Add 20ml of syrup.
- Add 45ml of Gold Rum.
- Squeeze the remaining half of the lime and add the juice into the cup.
- Gently stir to loosen the sugar/syrup.
- Add crushed ice until it fills 3/4 of the cup.
- Add iced soda water until just enough to cover the crushed ice.
- Stir gently for half a minute.
- Top up the highball glass with crushed ice.
- Muddle the remaining mint sprig and insert it into the crushed ice as a garnish.
Notes
This cocktail has a refreshing, sweet and sour taste with the coolness of mint and the slight buzz of rum, making it a classic summer drink. With a relatively low alcohol content and lime tea rich in Vitamin C, it can quench thirst and refresh the mind. It is extremely simple to make and beginner-friendly; from prep to finish, it usually takes about ten minutes.
Estimated Difficulty: ★★★
Estimated Calories: 187 kcal
Per Serving:
- One lime (cut into two half halves)
- Five mint leaves
- 20ml Syrup
- 45ml Gold Rum
- 10ml Blue Sky Flavored Vodka
- Reference: [[Bilibili] Mojito (Mojito) | One of the world's most famous classic cocktails.](https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1jg4y187kB)
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