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Monday, April 16, 2012

Mojito is a traditional Cuban highball.


Mojito is a traditional Cuban highball.
A Mojito is a popular mixed drink made with mint 

and rum often served at parties and events.
Traditionally, a mojito is a cocktail that consists of five ingredients: white rum, sugar (traditionally sugar cane juice), lime juice, sparkling water and mint.

The original Cuban recipe uses spearmint or yerba buena, 
a mint variety very popular on the island. Its combination of sweetness, refreshing citrus and mint flavors are intended to complement the potent kick of the rum, and have made this clear highball a popular summer drink.
When preparing a mojito, lime juice is added to sugar (or syrup) and mint leaves. The mixture is then gently mashed with a muddler. The mint leaves should only be bruised to release the essential oils and should not be shredded. Then rum is added to lift the mint leaves up from the bottom for better presentation. Finally, the drink is topped with whole ice cubes and sparkling soda water. Mint leaves and lime wedges are used to garnish the glass. The mojito is one of the most famous rum-based highballs.
Highball is the name for a family of mixed drinks that are composed of an alcoholic base spirit and a larger proportion of 

a non-alcoholic mixer.
Mojito is a kind of a cocktail that has essentially five ingredients which include rum, carbonated water, lime, sugar and mint.
This mixed drink was first concocted in Cuba. Over the years, several variations of this classy drink have emerged in different parts of the world and each of them is as good as the original.
MY SIMPLE VERSION OF ' MOJITO ' .
LEMON CRUSH MOJITO.
INGS:
1Tbsp Small pieces of lemon
1 Tbsp Mint Leaves
1 Tbsp Lime Cordial
1\2 Crushed Ice
Soda or Lemon Flavor Soft Drink
METHOD:
Crush together the pieces of lemon
and the mint leaves. Put this in a glass, on this
pour the lime cordial, crushed ice and fill the glass
with soda or any lemon flavor soft drink.
Serve chilled.
For the Rim of glass.
Spread lime juice on a plate and first dip the rim
of the glass in this . In another plate spread some
salt and castor sugar, now dip the rim in this..

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