Name: Mojito Cocktail
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 14 fresh Mint leaves; 60 ml Light gold rum 1-3yo; 15 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 15 ml Soda water; 8 drop Daiquiri bitters

Ingredients

14 fresh

Mint leaves

2 fl oz

Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Thomas Henry Soda Water

8 drop

Difford's Daiquiri Bitters (optional)

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.

Prepare garnish of mint sprigs.

Method

ADD first 4 ingredients to glass and two-thirds fill with crushed ice.

CHURN (stir) with bar spoon.

FILL glass with more crushed ice.

TOP with soda.

Garnish

Garnish with mint sprigs bouquet.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

19 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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ida lindquist 9w

Made this twice, first time i followed the recipe as written, only stirring it. But it turned out pretty dissapointing, so the second time i muddled the mint at the bottom of the glass which really brought out the flavours and elevated it.

Calvin Grant Premium Member 14w

Tastes exceptional. Did add two dashes Difford's Daiquiri Bitters after tasting without. Will definitely do that again. Guess it's time to get an actual bar spoon for churning. I ended up with a lot of mint debris throughout the cocktail.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 14w

Daiquiri Bitters is a great idea! Why didn't I think of that? I've added to the recipe.

Calvin Grant Premium Member 14w

Actually I think you did. It's listed under the recipe as Variations/similar cocktails. I'm still trying to find Bob's Ginsing Bitters here in the States. Cocktailier in Portland I don't think has picked them up.

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Florian Ruf Premium Member 15w

One of THE classics, simply delicious. Made it according the recipe, but next time I will try to shake it with (less) mint and some lime in the shaker.

Kevin Kevinson 16w

Made this for a couple at my work and they complained there was too much ice. Ended up having to remake it with 2/3rds less ice and it ruined the look of the drink. The first ones I made were so beautiful, cold, and delicious, but the customer gets what the customer wants XD

Benjamin Kay 50w

Made this tonight and then followed it with an old recipe I'd normally follow (More lime, Syrup and Soda. Less Mint). I have to say the Difford's version will be the standard now, much more balanced for my pallet, the Mint really shines through in this one.
Enjoy your Mojitos everyone!

István GT 1y

I find Luiz Fernandes' recipe so much better with 22,5ml lime and sugar syrup..this one is a bit boozy and thin bodied for me

Harry Dubetz 1y

Thank you for your wonderful wisdom and recipes. I find it odd that all well known and highly respected U. S. bartenders (they have have written popular books) shake the Mojito. Jeffrey Morgenthaler is the lone exception. I read somewhere that the original recipe called for a stirred drink

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

I've also shaken Mojitos. It's a quick method to produce a cold cocktail, and enables the mint to be strained out. Just isn't a true Mojito.

Patrick Brady 1y

The Mojito always struck me as intentionally lazy. It's hot. You're tired. Do you REALLY want to be shaking, straining, cleaning up, trying to find the compost bin at the back of the kitchen? Am I working in a bar being paid for this while the AC keeps me chilled to room temp?

Hell no! It's 25C+ outside! I want to chuck stuff in a glass, stir, and probably reuse the mint for the next one. Just to avoid the 20 steps to the herb garden when I have two pots of prolific mint to snatch a few shoots from... I second another commenter on making a soda water cooler in between Mojitos. It's criminal to waste ice on days like today!

Dan Hunter Continue thread (1 reply)

C1um5yBar5teward 1y

Easy to put together. Far too easy to drink. The first one I always down in no time at all. Then between every next Mojito I just top the glass up with soda water for a sweet minty sparkling water which I tend to sip and nurse for a bit until the next one.

Patrick Brady 1y

Minty soda water is also a good way to stretch out the remaining ice in Summer...it's a precious commodity unless you have a massive freezer somewhere (or even a smaller freezer NOT stuffed with your frozen excess harvest of Summer strawberries...).