~171 cal · 0g protein · 11g carbs · 0g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Tall mojito with mint sprigs, lime, and crushed ice
🇨🇺 Havana
The mojito was born in Havana, its ancestors traced to a 16th-century medicinal drink and its fame sealed by the bars of the old city. Fresh mint (hierbabuena), lime, sugar, rum, and a splash of soda make a cocktail that tastes like a Cuban courtyard in the shade.
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Ingredients
Serves 1 —
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10-12 fresh mint leaves
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1/2 lime, juiced
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2 tsp sugar
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2 oz white rum
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to top soda water
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a handful crushed ice
Instructions
1
Gently muddle the mint with the sugar and lime juice in a tall glass — press, don't shred.
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Fill the glass with crushed ice.
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Pour over the rum and stir.
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Top with soda water.
5
Garnish with a mint sprig and serve with a straw.
Havana tradition.
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Havana. Crumbling grandeur and kitchens that make magic from little.
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Cuba. Sofrito, rum, and recipes that outlasted everything.
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North America. A collision of Indigenous, colonial, and immigrant tables.
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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker
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