Rum Cocktails: White Rum
Mojito
Mojito Ingredients
2 oz. El Dorado Rum 3 Year
1 oz. Fresh lime juice
1 oz. Simple syrup
10-12 Loose mint leaves
Garnish
Fresh mint
Straw
Mojito Preparation
Fill a Louis bag with ice and crush with a mallet. Place mint leaves at the bottom of a Collins glass. Combine the remaining ingredients in the glass and add crushed ice. Swizzle, add ice, and swizzle again. Garnish with a mint bouquet and a straw.
Mojito Story
Legendary explorer Sir Francis Drake did more than just circumnavigate the globe. According to historians, Drake may also be the reason we have Mojitos today. When his crew came down with dysentery and scurvy on a Caribbean trip in the 16th century, local ingredients such as aguardiente (a rough-tasting predecessor of rum that translates to fire water) tempered with lime juice, sugar, and yerba buena mint provided a palatable natural remedy. Known as El Draque, after the explorer himself, this drink would change over time, eventually becoming the modern Mojito. Now made with white rum, sugar cane juice, and lime muddled with mint in a highball, the Mojito is reminiscent of a cool summer breeze.