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How To Make a Mojito

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• Yes, it's a trendy drink. But on a hot summer evening while drinking with good friends, this cross between the Mint Julep and the Daquiri doesn't…more »Yes, it's a trendy drink. But on a hot summer evening while drinking with good friends, this cross between the Mint Julep and the Daquiri doesn't feel like a trend. It feels like destiny. « less
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You Will Need

• 2 oz. light or gold rum
• Some fresh mint
• 2 tsp. sugar
• A lime cut into 4 wedges
• Some soda water
• Some ice
• A collins glass
• A measuring jigger
• A muddler
• And a spoon

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  Step 1.

  Pull off mint leaves

  Set 1 mint sprig aside, and pull the leaves off the remaining sprigs.

• Some mojito recipes call for as many as 2 dozen mint leaves—how many you use depends on how “minty” you want your drink to taste.

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  Step 2.

  Add mint, lime & sugar

  Line the glass with the leaves and add the 4 lime wedges and the sugar. Gently muddle everything against the sides and bottom with the muddler or back of a spoon.

• In Cuba, where the mojito originated, just 1 tsp. of powdered sugar is used.

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  Step 3.

  Fill with ice

  Fill the glass with ice.

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  Step 4.

  Pour in rum & mix

  Pour in the rum and mix again.

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  Step 5.

  Add soda & garnish

  Top off the cocktail with soda water and garnish with a sprig of mint. Mojito!

• While the Mojito was a favorite of “Carrie” and the gals on Sex & the City in the 1990s, it was also a favorite of Hemingway and the guys in the 1930s.

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trendy or not, this is the best summer drink.

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