Mojito

A Cuban Mint julep with lime. During US Prohibition this old recipe was revived with great success at the Bodeguita del Medio Bar, Cuba.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 measures of white rum
• juice of half a lime
• 3-4 sprigs of mint
• 2/3 measure of sup r syrup
• 1 dash of Angostura
• 2 measures of soda water

Instructions

Gently crush mint in the bottom of the glass, add spent lime shell, fill up with crushed or broken ice. Shake rum, lime juice, Angostura and syrup. Strain into glass and add the soda. Top up with crushed ice if required, and gently muddle ingredients together; add straws.

Alcohol Content: 2.5 units

Glass Type: Collins Glass