Mojito recipe
White rum, lime juice and soda water, built over ice in a Collins glass, garnished with 2 mint leaves.
By Kris Barton · Updated - 2 mins total
- 4 ingredients
- Collins glass
What Ingredients do you need to make a Mojito?
White Rum
All Rum is made from fermenting and then distilling sugar cane molasses or sugar cane juice, but White Rum has an ageing process that makes the liquor clear.
Rum is usually aged, and the container it’s aged in has a big say in its colour.
In bourbon or other wooden casks, the rum turns a dark brown colour, but in stainless steel tanks it stays colourless. Rum that’s been aged in wood can also be filtered to take the colour out.
White Rum is clear because it’s aged in stainless steel, or filtered after ageing.
Pretty cool, huh?
Soda Water
Soda Water is essentially water that contains dissolved carbon dioxide gas.
This can either be infused with the water artificially or occur naturally.
Soda Water is thought to have been around since 1740, but became popular in 1783 when the Soda industry really took off and Soda Water was bottled and sold.
For Soda Water, we recommend:
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Recipe card
Mojito
- Prep
- 1 min
- Making
- 1 min
- Total
- 2 mins
- Serves
- 1
- Glass
- Collins glass
Ingredients
Makes 1 drink.
Method
- Add ice, white rum, lime juice, sugar, and soda water to a Collins glass.
- Garnish with 2 mint leaves.
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Mojito FAQs
What Ingredients do you need to make a Mojito?
To make a Mojito, you need 50ml / 1.7oz white rum, 10ml / 0.3oz lime juice and 100ml / 3.4oz soda water, plus 2 mint leaves to garnish. There’s more about white rum and soda water above.
What alcohol is in a Mojito?
The only alcohol in a Mojito is white rum: 50ml / 1.7oz.
Is a Mojito shaken or stirred?
Neither. A Mojito is built straight in a Collins glass: pour the ingredients over ice and serve. No shaker needed.
What glass is a Mojito served in?
Serve a Mojito in a Collins glass.
How do you garnish a Mojito?
Garnish a Mojito with 2 mint leaves.
How do I make a Mojito for a group?
The recipe makes one drink. Multiply every measure by the number of drinks you want: for 4, you’d need 200ml white rum, 40ml lime juice and 400ml soda water. Build each drink in its own glass.
