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Mojito

The Mojito is white rum, fresh lime, sugar and mint, built in a tall glass with ice and topped with sparkling water. It is light, cold and fragrant, with a drop of bitters on top for depth. Memorial Day weekend's drink.

  • GlassCollins
  • MethodBuilt in the glass
  • Ingredients5
Mojito

Ingredients

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Servings
Mint sprig, served with a strawGarnish
Total volume—

Directions

  1. Muddle the mint gently with the sugar and lime juice in a highball glass.
  2. Add a splash of sparkling water to dissolve the sugar.
  3. Add the rum and fill the glass with ice.
  4. Top with sparkling water and finish with one drop of aromatic bitters.

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History

The Mojito traces to Cuba, where rum, lime, sugar and mint were a long-standing combination. It became a Havana bar staple in the early 20th century, famously at La Bodeguita del Medio. A global surge in the 2000s made it one of the most-ordered cocktails in the world.

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How are you making it? ⓘ Batching includes dilution water. Pre-batched cocktails need added water to replace the melt from stirring or shaking. We use Jeffrey Morgenthaler's standard: 18% for spirit-forward drinks, 25% for shaken.

What you'll need to buy

Based on 750ml bottles (25.4 oz), rounded up.

Bottle math, generally

750ml bottle25.4 oz
2 oz pours per bottle12 cocktails
1.5 oz pours per bottle16 cocktails
1 oz =29.6 ml
This recipe per 750ml of spirit—

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