| Mojito (pronounced [moh-HEE-toh]) is a | | | | 1 sprig of mint |
| traditional Cuban drink cocktail that became | | | | |
| very popular during the late 1980s, but has | | | | 2 ounces - white rum |
| seen resurgence in popularity in recent | | | | |
| years. | | | | 2 ounces - club soda |
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| The mojito is traditionally made of five | | | | First, place the mint leaves at the bottom of |
| ingredients: rum, powdered sugar, lime juice, | | | | a long mojito glass or collins glass and pour |
| club soda, and mint. Its combination of | | | | or squeeze the lime juice over it.? Add the |
| sweetness and refreshing citrus and mint | | | | powdered sugar and gently smash the mint into |
| flavors tend to mask the potent kick of the | | | | the lime juice and sugar with a wooden |
| rum so be careful. | | | | muddler.? Add crushed ice, rum, club soda in |
| | | | that order and stir.? Garnish with the mint |
| The mojito is once again considered a highly | | | | sprig. |
| fashionable drink. Its popularity resurgence | | | | |
| is evidenced by its prominent role in recent | | | | The above isn't the original mojito recipe |
| Bacardi rum advertisements as well as being | | | | born out of Bodeguita del Medio, Cuba, but is |
| featured in several current television shows | | | | close using ingredients you can get at the |
| and movies. | | | | local supermarket and liquor store. For a |
| | | | more authentic mojito, some people will take |
| There are countless recipes for the mojito, | | | | half of the juiced lime and cut into wedges |
| but this is the version for the one Hemingway | | | | to garnish the glass.? Another variation is |
| himself enjoyed at the mojito's place of | | | | to add Angostura bitters to dilute the |
| birth - La Bodeguita del Medio in Havana, | | | | mojito's sweetness, which is a popular |
| Cuba.? | | | | version in Havana hotels although not the |
| | | | true Bodeguita recipe.? Some Cubans also use |
| Here is how to make a mojito with readily | | | | guarapo, which is sugar cane syrup, instead |
| obtained ingredients: | | | | of the powdered sugar. |
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| 1 teaspoon - powdered sugar | | | | If you are throwing a Cuban or Havana night |
| | | | themed party, be prepared to serve mojitos - |
| 2 ounces ? lime juice or juice from one lime | | | | a true Cuban drink!? |
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| 4 or 5 mint leaves | | | | ? |
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