Classic mojito recipe

Name: Mojito recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 limes; 30 millilitre sugar syrup; 12 sprigs fresh mint, plus extra, to serve; 90 millilitre white rum; 1 cup ice cubes; fresh mint leaves, extra; 1 cup caster sugar; 1 cup water

This bright and delicious recipe for a classic mojito cocktail is one you'll come back to over and over.

Nov 29, 2018 1:00am

Serves 4
5 mins preparation

Ingredients

Mojito

2 limes
30 millilitre sugar syrup
12 sprigs fresh mint, plus extra, to serve
90 millilitre white rum
1 cup ice cubes
fresh mint leaves, extra

Sugar syrup

1 cup caster sugar
1 cup water

Method

Mojito

1
Make sugar syrup. Cut lime into quarters; place 6 lime wedges into cocktail shaker. Using muddler, crush lime wedges with sugar syrup and sprigs of mint. Add rum and ice; shake vigorously.
2
Strain into four 125ml glasses; top with soda water. Add remaining lime wedges and extra mint leaves to glass.

Sugar syrup

3
Stir 1 cup caster sugar with 1 cup water in small saucepan, over low heat, until sugar dissolves; bring to the boil.
4
Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, without stirring, 5 minutes. Remove from heat; cool to room temperature. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 month.