Highball · Party · Summer

Mojito

Mint, lime and sugar in the glass, white rum over ice, soda to finish. Press the mint, do not shred it.

Base: Rum
Glass: Highball glass
Method: Build
Strength: 11% ABV

Ingredients

45 mlWhite Cuban Ron
20 mlFresh Lime Juice1 swap
Fresh lemon juicemedium
Slightly less floral, more tart
6 pcMint Sprigs
2 tspWhite Cane Sugar
top upSoda Water

How to make

Technique

Build · 10–15s

Building straight in the glass keeps it simple and preserves any fizz.

Mix mint springs with sugar and lime juice.
Add splash of soda water and fill the glass with ice.
Pour the rum and top with soda water.
Light stir to involve all ingredients.

Serve

Glass

Highball glassAlso fine: Collins glass, Tall tumbler

Garnish

Garnish with sprigs of mint and slice of lime.Slap the mint first; unslapped it smells of almost nothing.

Taste & nutrition

11%ABV

160kcal

0.63Drinks

StrengthLight

Sweet to dryBalanced

Estimated from ingredient amounts and assumed ABVs — not a lab measurement.

Good to know

Use freshly squeezed juice — bottled tastes flat.
Press the mint gently; shredding it turns the drink bitter.
Add the fizzy mixer last so it keeps its bubbles.

History

Year16th–19th century

PlaceHavana, Cuba

Created byUnknown

Havana's famous cooler muddles white rum, lime, sugar and mint, then lengthens it with soda over ice. Its roots reach back centuries, often linked to El Draque, an early rum-and-mint remedy named for Sir Francis Drake. Refreshing and low-strength, it became a symbol of Cuba and a Hemingway favourite. It remains one of the world's best-loved highballs.

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