As with most Cocktails the true history of the Mojito is shrouded in mystery. By some accounts it was first developed in the 1500’s (or a version of it was) making it the oldest cocktail in history, it even predates the word cocktail by some 200 years. The story goes like this: Sir Francis Drake and his men landed on the island of Cuba to sack it and take it’s gold. Although the invasion proved fruitless, an associate of Francis’ named Richard Drake created an early version of this drink called “El Draque” out of aguardiente ( a crude form of early rum), sugar lime and mint. Is this story bullshit? we may never know, but it is interesting. What we know or sure is that the creation date is set at 1928 at a bar called Sloppy Joe’s in Havana Cuba. It is the National drink of Cuba and became famous in part because of Ernest Hemmingway’s love for it.
Also I think in this video I get the date wrong so ignore that and read this. I left the video alone because I made one mistake and it seemed silly to have to reshoot the whole video because of it. Also these are my specs and I stand by them, there are various other ways to make this drink but this is my preferred method and recipe
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Recipe
Mojito
2oz (60ml) White Rum
1/2oz (15ml) Simple Syrup
6-8 Mint Leaves
4 Wedges of Lime (1/2 Lime)
1 Sugar Cube
Mint Sprig Garnish

25 Comments
Did you use the whole lime?
Love in the summertime.
Muddled sounds more like smashed. Muddled?
No soda water no mojito
It's called ice. Doesn't need a trendy name
That looks absolutely delicious! Would taste like perfection at this very moment!
Wtf are pebbles?
I just made this and it's absolutely the best mojito I've ever had. I used Planteray white rum
Not a mojito without soda water. It’s a highball, after all
Why TF does he call I've pebble? Twice.
For the gardeners out there look at your local plant nursery for Cuban Mint – also called Mojito Mint. It's a different variety from spearmint and has a lovely milder, sweeter flavor. It's not really a mojito without Cuban Mint.
Could this man be any more gorgeous 🤤
Good effort, but by shaking it you end up with tiny pieces of mint that get sucked through your straw into your mouth. Which is not good.
Imagine going on a first date and you end up with a piece of mint stuck to your teeth 😂
Just a quick question, there's no soda water needed for this recipe right?
Did you put soda ?
Mojito is an all-time classic right here
All grass and ice. Yuck 🤢
The ice to liquor ratio is way to high in this IMO.
Where the heck is the club soda?
The slappypoo and crushypants make all of the difference.
You have to cut off lime 'spine' and both lime ends bcoz it's very sour
If you muddle the mint , doesn't become bitter? I muddle only the lime with the sugar , then spank the mint and dump it in the shaker
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This is all the ingredients for a mojito isnt it? How is this not a mojito?
soda?