Cuban Mojito

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This Cuban mojito is very similar to the drinks I enjoyed in Varadero, Cuba. The muddling and the order of the ingredients helps ensure that all the flavors are well blended. Serve with a straw and a decorative stir stick to keep the different flavors well mixed together.

Submitted by TealaB
Updated on December 6, 2023
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Prep Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
10 mins
Servings:
2
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 2 servings

  • 2 teaspoons white sugar

  • 1 lime, cut into 4 wedges

  • 4 sprigs fresh mint

  • 2 cups crushed ice, or as needed

  • ½ cup white rum

  • 2 cups club soda

Directions

  1. Place 1 teaspoon sugar each into two 12-ounce glasses. Squeeze juice from a lime wedge into each glass and drop in the wedge. Place 2 mint sprigs into each glass. Use a spoon or muddler to mash lime mixture together in the bottom of the glasses.

  2. Fill each glass about half full with crushed ice. Pour 1/4 cup rum into each glass. Fill the glasses with club soda, stir, and garnish with remaining lime wedges.

    close up view of a Cuban Mojito in a glass with a straw, garnished with a lime wedge
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Recipe Tip

You can garnish with mint sprigs instead of lime wedges.