How to prepare a mojito

How to prepare a mojito

Ernest Hemingway's favorite cocktail, mojito, made at home easier than ever. It does not require expensive or sophisticated products. To preserve the rich taste of mojito, all components must be mixed in a strict sequence.

Ingredients for two servings of alcoholic beverage.

  • Fresh Mint - 10 g (or 5-7 branches);
  • Lime - 1 pc .;
  • Cane sugar - 2 tsp .;
  • Sprite (soda, tonic - to taste) - 120-150 ml;
  • White rum (for alcoholic mojito) - 100 ml;
  • Crushed ice - the amount to taste.

1
Prepare two glasses of mojito.

2
Cut lime into several parts - by half in each glass. Squeezing juice.

3
mint leaves finely tear or cut and put in the same glass.

4
Add the brown sugar in the glass.

5
Take a mortar and thoroughly rub the sugar with the contents of the glass. In this stand the essential oils of peppermint and lime. The ones that give the unforgettable smell of cocktail.

6
Separately grind ice.

7
Crushed ice fill the glass to the top, which is already languishing powdered mint and lime.

8
Add the sprite (for those who like sweeter) or soda, tonic.

9
Add the white rum - often used for cooking mojito Bacardi.

10
Decorate a glass of mint leaves and slices of lime. Serve at the table with a straw.

Mojito cocktail in our time has become so popular that it has acquired different versions. For example, to add "flavor" to the classic mojito can be easily, if, instead of the sprite or tonic pour strawberry syrup and a glass of fresh strawberry slices to decorate. This is the "strawberry mojito." By analogy, one can experiment with tastes at their own discretion.

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