Nothing beats the cooling sip & savour of rum in the sizzling summer sun! It may be hot but this refreshing and juicy Mojito cocktail will leave you plenty of time to enjoy lazing in the garden or poolside if you’re lucky, as it’s super easy to shake up & sip down.
1. The Classic Mojito
Refreshing, minty, zesty, just heap in the crushed ice, yum! Best served straight away
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz of your fave white rum
- healthy handful of mint leaves (about 7-9)
- 3/4 oz lime juice (fresh is best)
- 1/2 oz of a simple syrup (actual sugar will take time to dissolve) TIP: have you tried with agave or maple syrup?
- soda water/club soda
Instructions
- roll your limes and extract the juice (remove seeds)
- add measure of syrup
- grab your mint leaves and muddler, smush together to get a wonderful woft of mint and mint oils (ah lovely aroma) caution: don’t over mush or leaves may taste bitter
- half fill glass with crushed ice
- now, where’s that white rum! Pour your measure
- top up your glass with more ice, soda water, give a cheeky taste (someone has to ;p)
- top off glass with a lil mint garnish, lime wedge and get back out into the sunshine. Cheers