How to Make Mojito cocktail? How to Use LIME and MINT? Explain In Detail please.?

Question

I am mixing Mojito for tonight's party- starting in TWO hours!!!

I already bought Bacardi Mojito, Mint, & Lime.

Should I Squash MINT? Squeeze LIME? How much?

Take me Step by Step please.

*** Do you know of any WebSites with this info?

Answer 1

Copy/pasted from the site linked below.

Cuban Mojito recipe

the original authentic recipe from Havana Cuba

1 teaspoon powdered sugar

Juice from 1 lime (2 ounces)

4 mint leaves

1 sprig of mint

Havana Club white Rum (2 ounces)

2 ounces club soda



(If you repost this recipe or my comments, I'd love a link back to this web page as your source, thanks!)  There are countless recipes for the Mojito (pronounced moh-HEE-toh), but this version is for the one Hemingway himself enjoyed at the Mojito's place of birth: La Bodeguita del Medio in Havana, Cuba.  If you are throwing a Cuban theme party (Havana night themed party), definitely plan on serving mojitos.  



Place the mint leaves into a long mojito glass (often called a "collins" glass) and squeeze the juice from a cut lime over it.  You'll want about two ounces of lime juice, so it may not require all of the juice from a single lime.  Add the powdered sugar, then gently smash the mint into the lime juice and sugar with a muddler (a long wooden device pictured below, though you can also use the back of a fork or spoon if one isn't available).  Add ice (preferably crushed) then add the rum and stir, and top off with the club soda (you can also stir the club soda in as per your taste).  Garnish with a mint sprig.

** Optional ** While the following isn't the authentic original Bodeguita del Medio Cuban recipe for a mojito, some people will take half of the juiced lime and cut into into four wedges to add to the glass.  Another variation is to add Angostura bitters to cut the mojito's sweetness, which is a popular version in Havana hotels although not the true Bodeguita recipe.  Some Cubans also use "guarapo" in place of the powdered sugar, which is a sugar cane syrup available in the Latin food section of some supermarkets and definitely in online Latin grocery stores (typically sold in 12 ounce cans just like soft drinks).



It's pretty hard to find glasses and muddlers, but I purchased a few gift sets for relatives from an online Cuban store (click here for the site and click on "other favorites" in their site's menu), they have a couple of mojito glass gift sets with a muddler.  Pictured below is the "Havana" set, which comes in a cool gift box.  Once a year we throw a "Havana" party and give away one set to each family that shows up as a take-home gift.  What are you waiting for, go put on some Perez Prado mambo music and start making mojitos!

Answer 2

Mojito recipe

serve in

Parfait Glass

3 fresh mint sprigs

2 tsp sugar

3 tbsp fresh lime juice

1 1/2 oz light rum

club soda

In a tall thin glass, crush part of the mint with a fork to coat the inside. Add the sugar and lime juice and stir thoroughly. Top with ice. Add rum and mix. Top off with *chilled* club soda (or seltzer). Add a lime slice and the remaining mint, and serve.

Answer 3

I can't tell you what to do, but I can definitely tell you what not to do as I have tried unsuccessfully to make mojitos on several occasions. First, do not substitute lime juice for limes, it just tastes nasty and you'll never get the ratio right. Second, use real mint leaves. I didn't have any and I tried to use my mint julep syrup...not a great idea.

I don't know if that helped you, but at least you can learn from my mistakes instead of making them yourself!

Answer 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

4 mint leaves

1 lime (for juicing)

1 teaspoon powdered sugar

2 ounces white rum

2 ounces club soda

1 sprig of mint (for garnishing)

crushed ice

Preparation:

1. Put the mint leaves into a Collins glass and squeeze the lime juice over them.

2. Add the powdered sugar and then muddle the mint, lime juice and sugar together. Add crushed ice.

3. Stir in the rum and top off with the club soda.

4. Garnish with a mint sprig.

Servings: Makes one drink.

Answer 5

2 teaspoons of sugar

4to 5 mint leaves

club soda 2 oz

splash of 7up   if you have it

2oz or 3 or 4!!! of light rum

squeeze 1 fresh lime

garnish with a stick of sugar cane

Answer 6

yes you must squash the mint just a couple of sprigs you use same with lime but just use 1 slice lime

Answer 7

well bacardi makes frozen premade mojitos in the freezer section of most large grocery stores..

but what i do is bang up the mint with the ice (spoon fork wooden handle w/e) pour in rum and fill with soda water

run the lime wedge over the lip o fthe glass before serving with the wedge still there