Description
This easy Mojito recipe is perfectly balanced with lime, rum and fresh mint! This iconic Cuban cocktail is refreshing and just sweet enough.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 mint leaves, plus additional for garnish
- 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) lime juice
- 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) simple syrup
- 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) white rum
- 2 to 4 ounces (1/2 cup) soda water
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, muddle the mint leaves. (Here’s how to muddle mint.)
- Add the lime juice, simple syrup, and rum. Fill the cocktail shaker with ice and shake until cold.
- Place ice into a glass, and strain in the liquid. Top off the glass with soda water. Garnish with additional mint leaves.
- Pitcher variation: Go to Mojito Pitcher recipe.
- Category: Drink
- Method: Shaken
- Cuisine: Cocktails
Keywords: Mojito, Simple Mojito, Mint Mojito
