Mojito Recipe (& Variations!)
Here’s a classic mojito recipe, perfectly balanced with lime, rum and fresh mint! This iconic Cuban cocktail is refreshing and just sweet enough.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 drink 1x
- Category: Drink
- Method: Shaken
- Cuisine: Cocktails
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 mint leaves, plus additional for garnish
- 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) lime juice
- 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) simple syrup
- 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) white rum
- 2 to 4 ounces (1/2 cup) soda water
Instructions
- For the classic: In a cocktail shaker, muddle the mint leaves. (Here’s how to muddle mint.) Add the lime juice, simple syrup, and rum. Fill the cocktail shaker with ice and shake until cold. Place ice into a glass, and strain in the liquid. Top off the glass with soda water. Garnish with additional mint leaves.
- Pitcher variation: Go to Mojito Pitcher recipe.
- Strawberry: Go to Strawberry Mojito recipe.
- Coconut: Go to Coconut Mojito recipe.
- Pineapple: Go to Pineapple Mojito recipe.
- Raspberry: Go to Raspberry Mojito recipe.
- Peach: Go to Peach Mojito recipe.
- Watermelon: Go to Watermelon Mojito recipe.
Find it online: https://www.acouplecooks.com/mojito-recipes/
