The Solely Mojito Recipe You’ll Ever Want

May 30, 2025

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Why It Works

Whereas decidedly untraditional, an elective sprint of Angostura bitters balances the sweetness of the drink whereas including refined natural notes.
Utilizing sugar as an alternative of straightforward syrup makes it simpler to muddle the mint, extracting extra taste and fragrant oils.

The complete origins of the mojito are misplaced to historical past; all we actually know is that the drink originated in Cuba over 200 years in the past, earlier than being popularized by Ernest Hemingway and different celebrities who visited Cuba previous to the Revolution.

Or will we even know that a lot? Eric Felten solid convincing doubt on the Hemingway connection in a 2007 Wall Road Journal column.

What’s true is that fashionable mojito, each as served in Havana and at your neighborhood brunch joint, is usually sickly candy, assuming it is even wherever near the unique recipe, and never adulterated with spiced rum or boysenberry jam.

Wish to make the actual factor? This is what you do:

Begin with mint leaves in a serving glass—spearmint, if you may get it. Add a bit sugar and gently muddle, simply to barely bruise the leaves and launch their oils. Squeeze in contemporary lime juice. Add a splash of Angostura if you happen to please! It balances the sweetness and provides in refined natural notes. Lastly, add a superb white rum (I like Banks 5 Island) and stir. Add in some ice and stir gently to sit back and blend the drink. Made with a tasty rum and the freshest substances, this drink transcends the cliché it could have change into.

October 2011