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House Mojito Recipe

Name: Love & War in Texas House Mojito Recipe
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 10 to taste fresh mint leaves; 1 oz fresh lime juice; 2 oz light rum; 0.75 oz simple syrup (1:1 sugar to water); 2 oz club soda (or chilled sparkling water); 1 cups ice (crushed preferred); 1 to taste mint sprig for garnish; 1 each lime wheel or wedge for garnish

Inspired by Love & War in Texas

Time5m

Serves1

Fresh mint, well rum, lime juice, and simple syrup topped with soda

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Ingredients

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Mojito Base

10 to taste fresh mint leaves1 oz Fresh lime juice2 oz light rum3/4 oz simple syrup (1:1 sugar to water)

Finish & Garnish

2 oz club soda (or chilled sparkling water)1 cups ice (crushed preferred)1 to taste mint sprig for garnish1 each lime wheel or wedge for garnish

Method

Mojito Base

Prepare mint and lime

Place 8–10 fresh mint leaves in the bottom of a sturdy highball glass or a shaker. Pour in 1 oz fresh lime juice and 3/4 oz simple syrup.

Muddle

Gently muddle the mint leaves with the lime juice and simple syrup using a muddler or the rounded end of a wooden spoon. Press firmly enough to release the aromatic oils but avoid shredding the leaves into tiny pieces (about 6–8 gentle twists).

Add rum

Add 2 oz light rum to the glass. If using a shaker, add ice now and give a quick (3–5 second) shake to chill and integrate; if building in the glass, proceed to the next step.

Finish & Serve

Add ice

Fill the glass nearly to the top with crushed ice (about 1 cup). If you used a shaker, strain the contents into the prepared glass over the ice.

Top with soda

Top with about 2 oz chilled club soda. Gently stir once or twice with a bar spoon from bottom to top to lift the mint through the drink without bruising it further.

Garnish and present

Garnish with a fresh mint sprig and a lime wheel or wedge. Clap the mint sprig between your palms once to gently bruise and release its aroma before placing it in the glass. Serve immediately with a straw positioned to the side of the mint.