Bacardi Cocktail
45 ml White rum, 20 ml Lime juice, 10 ml Grenadine, 1 Lime wedge
Photo: Mojito, Mazatlán, 30 de noviembre de 2022 · All credits
Ingredients
- 50 ml Jigger The large side of a standard jigger, filled to the top: 50 ml, with 25 ml on the other side. White rum
- 25 ml Jigger The small side of a standard jigger, filled to the top: 25 ml, with 50 ml on the other side. Lime juice
- 15 ml Spoons A tablespoon. Simple syrup
- 8 leaves Mint
- 50 ml Jigger The large side of a standard jigger, filled to the top: 50 ml, with 25 ml on the other side. Soda water
- 1 sprig Mint sprig (optional)
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What the jigger, the spoons and the jug hold, in millilitres and in fluid ounces, is on the measures reference.
Quick version
- Press mint, lime and syrup in the glass, then add rum and ice.
- Churn, top with soda and add a mint sprig.
Method
- Drop the mint leaves into a highball glass with the lime juice and syrup.
- Press them gently with a muddler - you want the oils, not shredded leaves.
- Half fill with crushed ice, add the rum and churn with a spoon to lift the mint up the glass.
- Top with more ice and the soda water, then add a slapped mint sprig.
Serve it
Mojito
A mint julep that sailed to Cuba, picked up lime and soda on the way, and became the most refreshing drink in this book. Every part of it is about freshness, which is why it is worth doing slowly - it is four minutes of pleasant work, and it tastes like it.
Getting it right
Muddle gently. Bruised mint turns bitter and grassy and there is no fixing it afterwards, so press the leaves just enough to open them up and no further. Use plenty of mint - a proper double handful - and build the drink in the glass: lime and syrup first, mint next, then crushed ice and the rum, and the soda last. Give it one slow stir from the bottom. The mint should be a smell in the room rather than confetti in the drink.
Tasting notes
Cool mint, bright lime and soft cane sweetness, with the rum humming underneath and a long, clean finish. The quickest way we know to make a warm evening feel like a holiday.
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