Mojito

Name: Mojito
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 1 untreated lime; 40 ml soda water; 1 bar spoon fine white cane sugar; 1 stalk basil; crushed ice; 40 ml white rum

Prep: 10min

| Servings: 1 | Cook: 5min

A refreshing cocktail featuring fresh ingredients from the tropical fruit category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

1 untreated lime
40 ml soda water
1 bar spoon fine white cane sugar
1 stalk basil
crushed ice
40 ml white rum

Instructions

1.
Cut the lime into thin wedges and set aside one wedge for garnish.
2.
Add a splash of soda water to the glass and dissolve the sugar in it. Rinse the basil, shake dry, pick off the leaves and add them with the lime wedges to the glasses. Gently crush with a muddler and fill the glasses with crushed ice. Pour the rum over, stir lightly with a bar spoon, and top up with the remaining soda water.
3.
Serve garnished with the lime wedge.