American•indulgent
Bergamot Mojitos
A bergamot twist on a classic cocktail.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 4 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- leaves from 2-3 sprigs of mint, a few reserved for garnish
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- tiny pinch of bergamot zest
- 2 ounces strained bergamot juice ((from 1/2 a medium-large bergamot))
- 2 ounces white rum
- ice
- sparkling water
- bergamot twist, optional
Instructions
- 1
Place the mint leaves in a cocktail shaker, jar, measuring cup, or any other mojito-sized vessel. Add the sugar, bergamot zest and juice, and mash until the mint is bruised. Add the rum, stir to dissolve the sugar, and strain into a glass filled partway with ice cubes, pressing on the leaves to extract all that good stuff. Top off with sparkling water, and garnish with mint leaves and the bergamot twist. Stir and enjoy.
- 2
You can reuse the bruised mint leaves to make a second drink, if you like.