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Simple Mojito Recipe

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Learn how to prepare a mojito cocktail in a simple manner to refresh your day.
Course Drinks
Cuisine Cuban
Keyword cocktails, drinks, mojito
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 glass
Calories 190
Author Cindy

Ingredients

  • 6 Fresh mint leaves
  • 3 tbsps Lime juice
  • 3 tbsps Simple syrup (look below on how to prepare this)
  • ½ cup Soda water
  • 4 tbsps Rum

Instructions

Prepare Simple Syrup

  • Place equal parts sugar and water in a saucepan. For this mojto recipe, we are using ½ cup sugar and ½ cup water.
  • Heat over medium and whisk until the sugar dissolves.
  • Cool to room temperature. 

Contiue with preparing the mojito

  • Mash some mint leaves to release their juices.
  • Add the lime juice, rum, and simple syrup and shake it in a cocktail shaker.
  • Place ice into a glass, and strain into the glass the cocktail. Top off the glass with soda water. Adorn with mint leaves.

Notes

As an alternative to simple syrup, you can use maple syrup to sweeten your mojito. Simple syrup usually lasts for 1 month while refrigerated.