How to Make a Mojito

The Mojito is a Cuban drink made with limes and mint to mask the taste of its main ingredient, rum. This drink was a favorite of American novelist Ernest Hemingway. Read on to learn how to make a refreshing Mojito.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 3 oz. rum
• 3 mint leaves
• Club soda
• Dash of lime juice
• 1 tsp. sugar
• Ice
• Dash of lime juice
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 3 oz. rum
• 3 mint leaves
• Club soda
• Ice

1. Muddle two mint leaves, dash of lime juice and sugar in the bottom of a tall glass.
2. Fill the glass with ice.
3. Pour in rum and a dash of lime juice.
4. Top the glass with club soda.
5. Garnish with the last mint leaf.

Tips & Warnings

• Fresh mint leaves are integral to this drink.
• Serve in a tall slender glass for best effect.
• Don't drink and drive.

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