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Mojito

Name: Mojito
Cuisine: Contemporary Classics
Ingredients: 2-3 oz Light Rum; Juice of 1 Lime; 2 tsp Sugar; 2-4 Mint; Soda Water

Mojito combines Light Rum, Lime, Sugar, Mint in a cocktail served in a highball glass. It is a strong fit for summer patio, date night and feels right at home in a well-stocked cocktail rotation.

Taste profile

Easy, sweet, balanced, and smooth.

Best for

Best for summer patio, date night.

Quick tags

IBAContemporaryClassicAlcoholicUSAAsiaVeganCitrusBrunchHangoverMild

Quick fact

Mojito is usually served as a cocktail in a highball glass, and its identity is shaped by Light Rum, Lime, Sugar.

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Ingredients

Everything in the glass.

5 total

Light Rumspirit - Alcoholic

2-3 oz

Limeingredient - Non-alcoholic

Juice of 1

Sugaringredient - Non-alcoholic

2 tsp

Mintgarnish - Non-alcoholic

2-4

Soda Watermixer - Non-alcoholic

To taste

How to make it

Build it step by step.

4 steps

1Muddle mint leaves with sugar and lime juice.
2Add a splash of soda water and fill the glass with cracked ice.
3Pour the rum and top with soda water.
4Garnish and serve with straw.

Method

Built

Finish

Usually finished with Lime and Mint.

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Taste map

Strength

Easy

Sweetness

Sweet

Sourness

Balanced

Bitterness

Smooth

Read: Mojito is a medium alcoholic cocktail for summer patio with Light Rum, Lime, Sugar.

Texture and serve cues

✓Has citrus

✓Has bubbles

-Creamy texture

-Frozen style

Best for

Best for summer patio, date night.

Glassware

Highball glass

More to know before you make it

A fuller read on the drink.

Flavor read

Expect round sweetness with support from Light Rum, Lime, Sugar.

Best pairing

Great with grilled food, tacos, chips, citrusy bites, or party snacks.

Serving style

Serve in a highball glass and aim for a medium prep that still feels polished in the glass.

Where it fits

Mojito is associated with the Contemporary Classics family of modern cocktail classics.

Background

Why this cocktail keeps showing up.

Mojito is usually served as a cocktail in a highball glass, and its identity is shaped by Light Rum, Lime, Sugar.

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