Mojito cocktail (mojito)

According to the IBA or the International Bartender Association, Mojito cocktail is one of the ten most popular cocktails on the entire planet Earth. We think this is completely unsurprising, especially when you consider the distinctive taste, refreshing and invigorating characteristics of Mojito cocktail (Mojito). The birthplace of the Mojito cocktail, like many other famous alcoholic beverages, is considered Cuba. Since about the 80s of the last century, the Mojito cocktail has become popular in all drinking establishments, restaurants and clubs in the United States.

Mojito Line-up (Mojito)

Since then, the victorious procession of the Mojito cocktail on the Earth's canvas has begun. Nowadays, Mojito is considered an indispensable attribute of the cocktail card of any self-respecting institution. In addition, Mojito's cocktail is included in the mandatory minimum knowledge of the caudy bartender. True, you can make a Mojito cocktail yourself and at home. The classic Mojito composition includes only two ingredients - light rum and fresh mint leaves.

This simple recipe appeared in the 50s in Havana at the Bodegita del Medio cafe-bar. The owners of the institution, the Martinez family, claim that it was the Mojito cocktail that helped to withstand difficult times and preserve the family business. It is noteworthy that famous people of the era decided to taste the Havana Mojito. For example, Ernest Hemingway and Andianis Rodriguez visited the Bodegita del Medio bar with the aim of tasting the real Mojito, prepared according to a classic recipe. Currently, there are two main varieties of cocktail - alcoholic and non-alcoholic Mojito.

The modern composition of Mojito (Mojito) includes the following ingredients: carbonated water, mint leaves, ice, lime soy, sugar, as well as rum. In the modern interpretation of Mojito's cocktail, soda and sugar are replaced by one drink, for example, "Sprite. " Mojito's calorie content is at a fairly low level and is 74 Kcal per 100 grams of cocktail. We can say that Mojito's calorie content is the most democratic among other alcohols containing drinks.

In order to make Mojito's cocktail at home, the following ingredients will be needed: a bunch of peppermint, cane sugar - 3 teaspoons, white rum - 50 ml, sparkling water - 200 ml, juice of half lime, as well as crushed ice. Mint, sugar and lime juice are laid on the bottom of a high cocktail glass.

Then the ingredients need to be spooned. at the next stage, the glass is filled with ice for two thirds, and then carbonated water and rum are poured. Mojito is served with straw and a piece of lime and mint embellishment. If you do not use rum, you get a soft drink. Mojito cocktail is considered the best summer drink, because the combination of mint and lime, which soften the strength of white rum, is perfectly refreshing and gives vigor.