Festive Cranberry Mojito Recipe (2024)

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How to get mint taste in mojito? ›

Mojito Recipe Ingredients

Fresh mint – The star of this classic co*cktail! You'll muddle some mint leaves to infuse the drink with flavor and add more to your glass for garnish. White rum – Jack and I are fans of 10 Cane and Bacardi Silver Rum, but any white rum would work here. Feel free to use your favorite!

A mojito without alcohol is called a "virgin mojito" or "nojito". The Cojito adds coconut flavor, often through the use of coconut-flavored rum. A dirty mojito calls for gold rum instead of white rum, and raw sugar or demerara sugar.

Rum

Mojito / Main alcohol

Pirates used to actually create a drink with sugar lime, mint and aguardiente (early rum) for medicinal purposes to treat scurvy and dysentery. When aguardiente was switched out for real rum, the classic mojito officially made its debut! You can thank James Bond for their recent resurgence in popularity.

Mint. Spearmint is most commonly used for mojitos and is what you'll likely find at the grocery store labeled generically as "mint." For an authentic Cuban mojito, use mojito mint, or Mentha x villosa, a type of mint native to Cuba with a more understated flavor than that of spearmint.

Though recipes vary, most call for muddled mint. According to Nomad bar director, Pietro Collina, you actually shouldn't muddle those leaves. Muddling will create a bitter taste, he says. All you have to do is remove the leaves from the stem, and throw them into the shaker with the rest of the ingredients.

“The best rum for a Mojito is a white rhum agricole, which is made from fresh sugarcane juice rather than fermented molasses,” says Jose R Rodriguez, general manager at Coa at Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Puerto Rico. His go-to is Rhum J.M Blanc from the island of Martinique.

The amount of alcohol in one Mojito is generally not extremely high, but it can contribute to feeling tipsy, especially if consumed relatively quickly.

This is an issue of debate, with many bartenders insisting to not shake mojitos lest you bruise the delicate mint leaves (which you just muddled....) and release bitterness from them. We disagree! Given the addition of lime into this co*cktail, shaking releases the full flavor of the citrus in ways a simple stir cannot.

High sugar content: A traditional mojito recipe typically includes sugar or simple syrup, which can contribute to a high sugar intake. Consuming too much sugar can lead to health problems such as weight gain, type 2 diabetes, and tooth decay.

What does mojito mean in Spanish slang? ›

There are two theories: one is that it comes from the Spanish mojo, a kind of sauce or marinade. Another is that it comes from the Spanish verb mojar, meaning “to make wet.” The suffix -ito is a diminutive in Spanish, so mojito roughly translates to “a little wet.”

If you are drinking any amount of alcohol on a night out – even one drink – you should leave the car at home and make alternative arrangements – such as getting a bus, taxi, designated driver or get someone to pick you up.

grog (see also spirits) An alcoholic liquor, especially rum diluted with water. Admiral Vernon is said to have been the first to dilute the rum of sailors (about 1745.)

A British doctor found that a daily ration of lime juice would prevent the horrible softening and bleeding of organs, tendons, skin, and gums that led to death for sailors. Sailors got the nickname "limey" from this practice. Today, it is known that the sailors' scurvy was caused by vitamin C deficiency.

It Helped Prevent Scurvy

After all, this was a time when it was impossible to store vegetables for long lengths of time. Ships carried limes on board, which went remarkably well with rum and were often mixed in with rum and water and given out as rations. This bit of lime juice helped prevent scurvy.

To release the oils, smack a sprig of mint leaves against your hands. Place leaves in the shaker. Place the mint leaves directly in the mixing glass or shaker, along with the ingredients for the drink. Add ice and stir.

Note: Muddling the mint brings out more flavor: Use a long spoon or chopstick to press on the mint and tug it around a few times to bruise it and release flavor.

How to get the most flavor out of mint leaves - Quora. If you're adding them to a drink, you bruise them or muddle them with some sugar. You can also steep them in simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water, cooked until it is clear). Simple syrup is a great way to add flavor to drinks.