Authentic Cuban Mojito Recipe – With a Cambodian Twist
This authentic Cuban mojito recipe is based on the countless rum-based mojito cocktails that we sipped on our first trip to Cuba in the mid-Nineties.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 4 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 2 tsp white sugar
- 1 lime
- 1/2 bunch of mint
- 45 mls / 1 1/2 oz of white rum – we like Havana Club
- 90 mls / 3 oz soda water
- Ice cubes
- To give your mojito a Cambodian twist:
- 2 kaffir lime leaves
- 1 lemongrass stalk
Instructions
- 1
Cut the lime in half, put one half aside and chop the other half into small pieces.
- 2
Squeeze the other lime half into a tall or short 8 oz glass (see above) and add 2 teaspoons of white sugar, and stir vigorously until a lot (but not necessarily all) sugar is dissolved.
- 3
Add 8-10 mint leaves (no stems) and the rest of the lime and lightly muddle.
- 4
Pour in the white rum, add ice, fill with soda water, and stir.
- 5
Fill the glass with springs of mint.
- 6
You have an authentic Cuban mojito!To give your mojito a Cambodian twist:
- 7
Crush one kaffir lime leaf lightly, add and stir, then add the second leaf as garnish.
- 8
Cut the lemongrass stalk to size so it resembles a straw, bash the root to release the aromas and flavours, and pop it into the glass.
- 9
Serve.