Here is the real traditional Cuban Mojito Cocktail recipe that a cuban friend showed me, it is very simple to make but two small details are very important and make your mojito taste like a real cuban mojito.
There is two detail that are making the difference between random mojito and the original cuban mojito:
First of all, you have to squeeze a lime (I always use dark-green lime) and leave you squeezed lime pieces dunking into the glass when you are going to put the rest of the ingredients.
Second detail : you HAVE to use some drops of Angostura.
Ingredients to make a cuban Mojito :
- 2 Branches of fresh mint (or Hierba buena)
- 1 teaspoon of cane brown sugar (or cane sugar sirup)
- 1/2 lime
- 5 cl (1,7 oz) of Cuban Rum (preferably Bacardi Gold or Havana Club 3 anos)
- Sparkling water
- Ice cubes
- 2 drops of Angostura.
How to make this cuban Mojito :
Step 1
Put 10 mint leaves and the sugar in your glass, crush it with a spoon ( or use a pestle for cocktails if you have one). Crush the mint about 20 times to extract properly the mint aroma.
Step 2
Squeeze you lime over the crushed mint and sugar that is in your glass. Then put the lime into the glass.
Step 3
Pour the Rum on the whole preparation
Step 4
Add two drops of Angostura
Step 5
Add some ice cubes (In Cuba the use bif ice cubes, because it is very hot over there, but you can use crushed ice)
Step 6
To complete, pour sparkling water.
Step 7
Mix the whole preparation during 5 seconds
Cuban Mojito Cocktail Recipe
You can decorate your glass with some fresh mint leaves.Use preferably a large straw.
Keywords: Cuban Mojito Cocktail Recipe
Cuisine: Caribbean
Cuisine type: Drink
Servings: 1 person
Preparation time: 5 Minutes
Cooking time: 5 Minutes
Total time: 10 minutes
Now you know how to make a real cuban mojito, you can enjoy your cocktail with your friends 🙂
Traditional Cuban Mojito Cocktail
Ingredients
- 2 Branches of fresh mint or Hierba buena
- 1 teaspoon of cane brown sugar or cane sugar sirup
- 1/2 lime
- 5 cl 1,7 oz of Cuban Rum (preferably Bacardi Gold or Havana Club 3 anos)
- Sparkling water
- Ice cubes
- 2 drops of Angostura.
Instructions
- Put 10 mint leaves and the sugar in your glass, crush it with a spoon ( or use a pestle for cocktails if you have one). Crush the mint about 20 times to extract properly the mint aroma.
- Squeeze you lime over the crushed mint and sugar that is in your glass. Then put the lime into the glass.
- Pour the Rum on the whole preparation
- Add two drops of Angostura
- Add some ice cubes (In Cuba the use bif ice cubes, because it is very hot over there, but you can use crushed ice)
- To complete, pour sparkling water.
- Mix the whole preparation during 5 seconds
