I succeeded in making a Mojito better than most of the bars I've been to lately. It took several attempts but got something pretty good in the end. The only thing missing was a lack of some really fresh mint to get that minty taste that really makes a difference.
So for as much for the benefit of my memory as much as anything else, here is the recipe. For one glass, you will need:
So for as much for the benefit of my memory as much as anything else, here is the recipe. For one glass, you will need:
- One shot of Cuban white rum
- One shot of carbonated water
- A small handful of mint leaves
- Two small limes
- Two tablespoons of cane sugar water
- Crushed ice
And here are the steps
First prepare the cane sugar water. You can apparently buy off the shelf but I made some manually with pot of a small amount of water and 2 blocks of cane sugar - that's quite a lot. Brown sugar is fine too of course. Simmer the water to dissolve the sugar. You want just enough water to dissolve the sugar but not much more or you'll water down the drink. It should end up a nice brown syrup colour
Then to make one drink
First prepare the cane sugar water. You can apparently buy off the shelf but I made some manually with pot of a small amount of water and 2 blocks of cane sugar - that's quite a lot. Brown sugar is fine too of course. Simmer the water to dissolve the sugar. You want just enough water to dissolve the sugar but not much more or you'll water down the drink. It should end up a nice brown syrup colour
Then to make one drink
- Grab a handful of mint leaves and put into a pestle and mortar with a little brown sugar to act as an abrasive. Mash it up!
- Squeeze a little lime juice into the mortar to help empty the contents into...
- A glass, where you add one shot of rum and one shot of soda water
- Fill the glass with crushed ice
- Add the two tablespoons of cane sugar water
- Squeeze in more lime juice. You'll want about 2 small limes worth of juice, or one large one
- Cuban rum is best. Bacardi is fine
- The mintyiness you get from mint is highly variable. If in doubt, add extra!
- The sugar is also trial and error, depending on how concentrated the solution is
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