Classic Mojito
Cuba's most famous export. A refreshing blend of white rum, fresh mint, lime, and soda that's the ultimate warm-weather sipper.
Prep Time
4 min
Glass
Highball
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients
Instructions
Gently muddle mint leaves with simple syrup in a highball glass.
Add fresh lime juice and white rum to the glass.
Fill the glass with crushed ice and stir gently.
Top with soda water and give a gentle stir.
Garnish with a mint sprig and lime wheel.
Pro Tips
Gently press the mint — brutalizing it releases bitter chlorophyll.
Crushed ice is essential for the proper Mojito texture.
Try Havana Club 3 Year for an authentic Cuban-style Mojito.
The Story
The Mojito's origins trace back to 16th-century Cuba, where a medicinal drink called 'El Draque' combined aguardiente, lime, sugarcane, and mint. By the 1930s it had evolved into the cocktail we know today. Ernest Hemingway famously drank Mojitos at La Bodeguita del Medio in Havana, helping cement its worldwide fame.
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