Wednesday, November 17, 2010

The Perfect Mojito

I've mastered the Mojito! Our new favorite drink for lounging by the pool. Pair with a fine Cuban cigar and you've got the perfect afternoon. 

1 cup (packed) fresh mint leaves
2 tablespoons sugar
2-3 ounces of light rum
1 ½ limes
8 ounces of club soda
3-5 ice cubes
5 mint leaves

Add 2 tbls of sugar, juice from 1 ½ squeezed limes, and 2-3 ounces of rum in muddling pot. Stir contents until sugar is dissolved. Add approximately 1 cup (5-6 stalks) of fresh mint to the muddling pot. Muddle mint leaves for 30 seconds to release mint oils. Stir mint leaves and rum/lime mixture thoroughly.

Pour contents of muddling pot through fine strainer into 12 ounce glass. Force mixture and sugar through strainer with spoon. Pour 8 ounces of club soda through strainer and over mint leaves, stirring the mint leaves as you pour to ensure that all sugar is drained off mint leaves.

In second glass, put 3-5 small, crushed ice cubes. Pour drink from cup 1 into cup 2 through strainer and over mint leaves. Garnish the top with 5 mint leaves.

Cheers.

3 comments:

  1. I actually prefer a little less sugar, and to muddle it all at once (and sometimes it's fun to muddle lime wedges instead of lime juice).

    But if you've got the time...

    KK

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