Learn To Prepare Authentic Cuban Mojito Cocktail

Summer wouldn’t be the same without people going to the beach to have fun with their friends and drink some nice, refreshing cocktails. And Mojito is definitely on the top of the list of most popular cocktails during summertime.

It is a traditional Cuban highball whose birthplace was Havana and according to some sources, it was first invented in the 16^th century and known as “El Draque” (named after Sir Francis Drake) by mixing several ingredients, all of them indigenous to Cuba If you haven’t tried it or you just prefer to learn to do it by yourself and impress your friends on some of your pool parties, this is the place to be! Let’s learn together how to prepare authentic Cuban Mojito and find out why Mojito was the favorite drink of the popular author, Ernest Hemingway! What do we need?

• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 heaping teaspoons superfine sugar
• 1 cup crushed ice
• 12 fresh mint leaves, plus 5 small sprigs for garnish
• 1/4 cup white rum
• 2 tablespoons club soda

What should we do? Step 1: Lightly muddle the mint in a shaker. Step 2: Stir together the lime juice and the sugar until the sugar dissolves. Step 3: Add rum and crushed ice. Step 4: Shake it well and then pour it into highball glass. Step 5: Add club soda and add the mint leaves. Step 6: Play “Havana” by Camila Cabello and enjoy your authentic Cuban Mojito in an authentic Cuban way! Or just take a book by Ernest Hemingway and read it while drinking his most favorite drink!