Cocktail Cabin
Virgin Mojito
The Havana highball with nothing standing between you and the mint.
Pitcher (6 drinks) - measured in Millilitres (UK)
SinglePitcher (6)Batch (12)
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Only this sheet prints - the size above is what it is set to.
Ingredients
- 150 ml Lime juice - Freshly squeezed, or the drink tastes like washing-up liquid
- 120 ml Simple syrup - 15ml if your limes are sweet ones
- 60 leaves Mint
- 840 ml Soda water - Straight from a cold, freshly opened bottle
- 6 sprigs Mint sprig (optional)
Pitcher (6 drinks) - about 1.11 l of measured ingredients, before ice and dilution.
Timings and per-glass steps are written for one drink and are not scaled. A full jug takes longer to chill, so stir or shake until it is properly cold rather than by the clock, and pour over fresh ice one glass at a time.
Quick version
- Press the mint with the lime and syrup, fill with crushed ice and top with soda.
Method
- Put the mint into a highball glass with the lime juice and syrup.
- Press it gently with a muddler - you want the oils out of the leaves, not the leaves in pieces.
- Fill the glass with crushed ice and churn with a long spoon so the mint rises up the sides.
- Top with more ice and the soda water, then add a slapped mint sprig and serve it with the spoon still in it.