Mint and Mojitos
May 21st, 2006
I have never been much of a gardener (to say the least) but luckily my sister-in-law has quite the touch with plants. When I visited yesterday, she handed me a beautiful bunch of mint, and I went home to decide what to do with it.
I thought first to go making granita, which I might attempt today, but after the glow of the Munster match and the warmth of the sun in the afternoon, I decided to make a mojito.
It’s surely one of my favourite cocktails, and if you can’t get to Cuba and have fresh mint handy, it will give a lift to any day. By the way, I was quite pleased to see it on the drinks menu in Mackerel on my last trip to Dublin. Sadly, I had to drive home, so I had to pass on a lunchtime indulgence!
Mojito
2 oz Rum (preferably Havana Club 7 year)
A bunch of mint
1-2 Tablspoon sugar
2 oz club soda or still water
Several ice cubes
Combine all the ingredients in a tall glass and stir vigourously to release the flavour of the mint. There are those who would strain it, but I think it’s much more dramatic with the mint still in place, and although it might tickle the nose, the scent is divine!
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May 21st, 2006 at 11:49 am
My favourite cocktail - it’s insanely refreshing on a humid day Bilbao. There is a huge amount of mint next to then patio at home but it never occurred to me to use it.
Until now.
May 21st, 2006 at 11:52 am
Enjoy! Sadly here it’s much more like winter today, and all thoughts of mojitos have left me…
August 6th, 2008 at 10:04 am
If you can, try to crush the ice up rather than use cubes, it makes a huge difference. As far as you opting to make a mojito rather than a granita, someone posted a really great mojito granita recipe on the web. Why not get the best of both worlds.