Cuban · Free recipe
Lime and Mint Mojito
Fresh mint is pressed gently with sugar and lime wedges to release its oils without shredding, then topped with white rum, crushed ice, and a lively splash of soda. The drink is crisp, herbal, and cold enough to fog the glass within seconds.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 0 min
- Total
- 5 min
- Serves
- 1
- Level
- Easy
Method
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Drop the mint leaves and sugar into a sturdy highball glass and press them gently with a muddler 4 or 5 times, just until the mint smells strongly aromatic.
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Add the lime wedges and muddle again to release the juice, twisting slightly to extract the oils from the peel.
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Pour in the rum, fill the glass three quarters full with crushed ice, and stir from the bottom up with a bar spoon to lift the mint through the drink.
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Top with club soda, add a little more ice if needed, and slap the mint sprig against your palm before tucking it in beside a straw.
Zest note from the test kitchen
Muddle the mint lightly and separately from the lime; crushing the leaves into pulp releases chlorophyll, which makes the drink taste bitter and grassy.
