A refreshing Havana-inspired rum drink. For when youre expecting Hemingway over, or just having a barbeque on a nice summer day.
Mojito Ingredients
teaspoon confectioners sugar
lime, juiced
1 sprig fresh mint, crushed
cup crushed ice
2 fluid ounces white rum
4 fluid ounces carbonated water
1 sprig fresh mint, garnish
How to Make Mojito
In a highball glass, stir together the confectioners sugar and lime juice. Bruise the mint leaves and drop into glass. Fill glass with crushed ice and pour in rum. Pour in carbonated water to fill the glass. Garnish with a sprig of mint.
Mojito Nutritions
Calories: 135.2 calories
Carbohydrate: 1.6 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Fat: 0 g
Fiber: 0 g
Protein: 0.2 g
SaturatedFat: 0 g
ServingSize:
Sodium: 7.5 mg
Sugar: 1.2 g
TransFat:
UnsaturatedFat:
Mojito Reviews
This mojito recipe was so-so, but the worst thing you can do is trying to change it to simpilfy it. Basically to make it more like the one at your favorite restaurant is to really muddle (with a back of a spoon, or better a wooden muddler) at least 10 sprigs of mint per drink as well as 3 wedges of lime, 3 tbl. of simple sugar (a 2-1 mixture of sugar and water boiled and cooled-- its easy and worth it) Muddle well then add crushed ice to top fill with white rum (about 3 0z) but leave room to add a splash of soda water. Shake or stir and serve Please do Not use sprite, it will not be the same. But using regular sugar is fine, just cut the amount in half.
This is now my Mojito. You can have some too. Youre welcome. Useful tip--because there should be one--this tastes best when served very cold. Lukewarm Mojito bad. Ice cold Mojito good.
I had one of these at a restaurant last summer that is supposed to be famous for their mojitos and LOVED it They must be famous because they do something completely different, because I followed this recipe exactly and it tasted nothing like the refreshing drink I had experienced. These were very boring. After working a bit on doctoring them up (more sugar, more mint) we gave up and made some margs.
This recipe is good in that it is simple. As a bartender I am hyper-critical and I see lots of people over do it on the ingredients. Personally, I use 6 mint leaves to muddle. I think its the minty flavor that makes this drink so unique and refreshing. If youre getting a bitter flavor, youre mashing the rind of the lime too much. You want to release the juices, but not the oil from the rind. Thats where the bitterness comes from. This recipe has the perfect amount of lime if youre juicing it right:)
Muddling is the key to a good Mojito. You should put about 3 or 4 sprigs of mint and 3 lime wedges. You really have to put some muscle behind it because youre trying to extract as many of the natural oils from the lime as possible. I have never had good luck with sugar in these. A simple syrup (1 part sugar, 2 parts water) is the best way to go. Your final drink should be composed of 1/3 rum, 1/3 simple syrup and 1/3 club soda. Using a smaller glass is the key.
It works...i should have bruised the mint as recommended instread of slicing it..b/c then it floats through the ice to the top and makes it difficult to drink.. also good to substitute rum with sake
Do not use confectioners sugar. Didnt dissolve well and left a nasty cornstarch taste in the drink. Will try this one again using simple syrup (and more sugar than the recipe calls for). Will probably also strain most of the mint out - not sure if I liked drinking a salad but love the fresh mint and lime.
This drink replacews A Gin and tonic for that afternoon Hot day drink. Plus it actually goes good with food, like a fresca but better. My new cool favorite drink
This is such a good drink. Ive used brown sugar instead of confectioners. Very tasty
Great drink and very pretty in a glass. A great change to the normal margaritas or daquiries...although im a red wine drinker...it was recently in the new BOND movie...so i decided to try it out. GREAT
Very refreshing on a hot summer day
Tasty but not quite like the ones I have had in restaurants around here.
Good start...needs more sugar and you need to muddle the mint with the sugar (I also add a bit of lime juice to make muddling easier). I use two sprigs of fresh mint (which equaled about 10 mint leaves). I used about 1 teaspoon confectioners sugar when muddling and then added 1 packet of splenda to help sweeten it more to my taste. Without the additions it tasted mostly like soda water.
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I have had the best results by making a mint simple syrup, and using the following recipe: 1 oz mint syrup, 1 oz fresh lime juice, 2 oz rum, fill a highball with ice and top with soda. Muddle a few sprigs of mint before adding the ice--more for presentation--and garnish with a big sprig of mint.
This is a great recipe.... i replaced the confectioners sugar with simple syrup. It is easy to make and it makes this drink just sweet enough.... 1 cup of sugar and one cup of water... medium heat until sugar is completely dissolved. allow to cool before using.
Disappointing. This sounded easier to make than my usual way. However, I will go back to making it with the simple syrup. I added quite a bit more confectioners sugar and it still was not sweet enough.
I did not like this recipe. I prefer to use 5-6 mint leaves, two wedges of lime and regular sugar (simple syrup is also good), muddle until flavors are blended, add ice, rum, and I like to use sparkling water than soda, not as much salt. Great hot weather drink
You cant beat a mojito for a summertime patio drink - its crisp, light, and refreshing. I like mine with a whole lime and a 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar or splenda. Splenda tastes just as good and dissolves more easily than sugar. Also try a dash or two of bitters if you wish.
I Love these I make them with more rum, and 4 or 5 sprigs of crushed mint.
This is basically how i do mine. I just use malibu rum, no sugar, fresh lime. I love extra mint too Mojitos are my favorite
Great Recipe this is my NEW favorite drink cant get enough of them
Best thing is to use fresh limes, organic or scrubbed to remove pesticides.How I do: lime cubed, 1 spoonfull cane sugar, 4 mintleaves crushed in an glass with a suitable wooden stick. Add 4 cl. rum and mineral water.A few drops of Agoustura is helpfull if using light rum.Try a variation and add some wine grapes before crushing...
We didnt care for this version, there wasnt enough mint, it just tasted like bland lime water.
Sure to impress Very very yummy. A light, breezy drink. Add more mint though - Bacardis recipe calls for 12 leaves per drink
This is good, but is WAY better using Simple Syrup instead of Confectioners sugar. 2 cups of granular sugar to 1 cup of water, bring to a boil for 2-3 minutes and then remove from heat and let cool. I double the batch Keeps in the fridge forever...never spoils. Replace the Confectioners with this syrup...about 2 tbls. or to taste.
I like this recipe. It wasnt too sweet or too minty, just right
Like it a lot especially that its not so sweet.
Made them all weekend, they were a big hit nice and refreshingI used amber rum instead of the white, and raw cane sugar. It was a great success
I suspect that as with any recipe there is some technique that really makes it work. Trying to dissolve sugar in cold water is often difficult , and I would recommend simple syrup , or make your own sugar water to sweeten it , honey would also make a nice replacement adding another interesting flavor, although maybe not traditional. Another tip I learned which some feel is key is to place the mint on the crushed ice and bruise it against the sharp ice crystals to really release the flavor.
This was pretty fabulous with some pured watermelon. i took anothers advice and used simple syrup.
Needs WAAAAAAYYY more sugar than called for (like 5 times more) and needs less lime. Mojitos are my fave summer drink, but this was not good.
I made a few modifications but overall it was a good recipe
A refreshing Summer drink
Not bad. We needed to add more limejuice, but maybe our limes were just lame.Yum
Tried your recipe for the mojito..first tried it in its native cuba. Its great...just missing one thing though..you need to add a shot of bitters if you are going to have a true mojito.(good for hangovers too)
I enjoyed this but everyone else pretty much didnt. I got everyones leftovers when they couldnt stomach it anymore. Too sour. But I would make it again for me.
Pretty good... ive never had a mojito. i muddled together 1/2 lime juice and mint leaves. i also used simple syrup instead of sugar.
Not great. Ive had better. I had to adjust the sugar because it seemed bitter. I wasnt impressed.
This is a refreshing drink in the summer. I thought it was a little bitter though, so next time Ill ease off the lime.
Very good, but needed a little more sugar and lime for my taste.
This was light and refreshing,although next time I might use some simple syrup to sweeten it up so the suger doesnt go the bottom. I also left out the rum so the whole family could enjoy. Only setback is the mint in your teeth.
I used simple syrup & muddled the syrup, lime juice & mint (used alot more than called for in recipe) together. This was OK but I still need to tinker w/ it some. Thanks for letting me try it
It was ok, I liked J Los mojitos better.
It was yummy. I have never muddled mint leaves before, I wasnt sure how long and what they look like and do you eat them as you drink? Otherwise, very easy recipe and yummy.
Boring. Ive had great mojitos, but this recipe didnt cut it.
I loved the flavors, but I have a serious sweet tooth, it just wasnt sweet enough.
Good base (loved the lime/soda/rum ratio) but it needs more mint and more sugar. Otherwise the club soda overwhelms the drink.
My husband liked it after we added more sugar but I dont like mojitos
Wonderfuly refreshing drink. Very crisp and yummy :)
Didnt use sugar, but it still tasted great :) thanks for a great recipe :D
Really light on sugar. With more sugar (tbsp or more) it tastes great
So awesome I skip the sugar and add 1/2 shot of mango puree mix I got at the liquor store. Be sure to bruise the mint leaves in the lime juice well. Just got back from a Cruise. This is the drink Also did not use club soda used Gingerale.
I love that its not too sweet Very refreshing
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