How to Make a Mojito

Everyone likes throwing a classy dinner party but sometimes it’s nice to spice things up a bit. How about throwing a Mexican salsa party? Having food like tacos and quesadillas and maybe a piñata if you are feeling silly but you are going to want to have some drinks at your party and what could go better with your party theme but mojitos?

Now there are three key things you must know in order to make a great mojito. The first is relatively simple, always make your mojitos as single one serving drinks, do not try and make a large pitcher of them because if you mix a large batch all at once the mint and lime will lose most of their flavour and the drink will taste dull. The second is not a necessity but does make for a great drink, try to use Cuban grown mint leaves. It sounds like it wouldn’t make a huge difference but the Cuban mint plant is a milder mint called yerba buena, and makes your mojitos much smoother and more refreshing. The last key when making a mojitos is to use a muddler when preparing one. A muddler is a wooden or plastic baton you would use when crushing the lime slices and the mint. It evenly distributed the juices and releases the aromatic oils trapped inside. You can find them at most grocery stores or at your local liquor store for a good price.

There are going to be five ingredients you will need to make a mojito;

• Dry White Rum
• Mint Leaves (whether they are Cuban or domestic)
• Sugar
• Limes
• Soda Water

Start by cutting up your limes into quarters and out a slice into the middle of the quarter so you can rim your cup later, only cut what you need so the limes don’t dry out. You can crush your mint leaves and get them ready as well. Now take a glass and fill it with ice cubes. Then pour in about two ounces of your rum this should make the glass approximately three quarters full. Next fill the rest of the glass with soda water. Finally garnish your drink by putting the mint leaf in the drink and run a lime around the entire rim of the cup, leave it on the rim to give it a little flair.

There you have it, your party is now complete and people will be talking about how great it was for weeks to come.