Royal Mojito

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (41 ratings)

Photographed in a Ginza Highball

Ingredients:
14 fresh Mint leaves
2 oz Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
12 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
13 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1 oz Brut champagne/sparkling wine
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of mint sprigs.
  3. ADD first 4 ingredients to glass and two-thirds fill with crushed ice.
  4. CHURN (stir) with bar spoon.
  5. Fill glass with more crushed ice.
  6. TOP with sparkling wine.
  7. Garnish with mint sprigs bouquet.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

A Mojito topped with a splash of fizz instead of soda water. There's posh!

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AKA: Champagne Mojito

Variant:

Luxury Mojito

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Matthias Doepner’s Avatar Matthias Doepner
9th December 2023 at 22:02
You can't go wrong with mint and champagne! What a great Mojito twist. Love it.
Annabelle Egginton ’s Avatar Annabelle Egginton
21st May 2023 at 11:18
My favourite cocktail, perhaps because it’s what my fiancé and I drank to celebrate our engagement in Paris in Cafe Panis overlooking Notre Dame. FYI it’s lethal on an empty stomach, be warned!
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
14th June 2021 at 19:22
Very good high-end mojito. Champaign adds an interesting touch.
Hilary Adams’ Avatar Hilary Adams
29th May 2021 at 19:22
This is really lovely, though I do recommend slapping the mint before adding to the glass and muddling with the simple syrup and lime juice to bring out even more mint flavor.