Mojito

Yield: 1.0 Glass: Collins glass, 12–14 oz

Adjust for any number of servings while keeping the ingredient proportions intact.

classic cocktail rum highball built seeded

Ingredients

2 oz white rum
1 oz fresh lime juice
0.75 oz simple syrup
Mint leaves
Soda water, to top
Mint sprig and lime wheel, for garnish

Instructions

Muddle mint with syrup and lime, add rum and ice, then top with soda water.

Behind the drink

A little history

19th century roots Cuba

The Mojito developed in Cuba from combinations of cane spirit, lime, sugar, and mint. A popular story links it to a sixteenth-century drink called El Draque, though the direct line from that drink to the modern Mojito is difficult to prove.

Mojito history