The Mojito epitomises the long refreshing cocktail category, with its fresh minty flavours, Cuban roots and balanced flavours you can see why its popular from Havana to Tokyo. Bartender Tip: Switch out the soda for a different mixer such as ginger ale or Champagne for a Mojito Royale!

Easy

Alcohol

Bitter

Sour

Sweet

Mojito

Chop your lime in quartets and get mint leaves and sprig ready

Knife

Prepare

Place the mint leaves in your palm and clap your hands together. Put the leaves in the bottom of your glass . Put your lime in on top of the mint.

Highball glass

Mint

Lime

Mint leaves and lime

Spoon the sugar onto of your limes and mint

Bar Spoon

Sugar

Add sugar

Using your muddler, press the juice out of the limes

Muddler

Muddle

Ice scoop

Ice in glass 

Jigger

Light Rum

Soda water

Add Rum and soda water

Using your Bar Spoon mix everything in a 3D motion, stirring all the ingredients

Stir

Top and pack the glass full with more crushed ice

Add ice

Garnish with a fresh mint sprig for that wonderful aroma and put in a straw

How to make Mojito - video recipe