Knowra Mojito Mojito A Cuban cocktail made with white rum, lime juice, sugar, mint, soda water, and ice. Its defining technique gently presses mint with sugar and lime before adding the remaining ingredients.
Muddling : A cocktail technique that gently presses herbs, fruit, or sugar to release flavor. Gentle muddling releases mint oils without shredding leaves into bitter fragments.
Cuba : An island country in the Caribbean, located south of Florida. The mojito is widely recognized as a Cuban cocktail.
Virgin mojito : A nonalcoholic drink modeled on the mojito’s mint, lime, sugar, and soda-water combination. It preserves the mojito’s refreshing flavor profile while omitting rum.
Mint julep : A bourbon cocktail traditionally made with mint, sugar, and crushed ice. It shares mint and sugar with the mojito but uses whiskey and omits lime and soda.
White rum : A clear rum, usually lightly aged or unaged, used in mixed drinks. Its relatively clean flavor lets the mojito’s mint and lime remain prominent.
Havana : The capital and largest city of Cuba. The mojito is closely associated with Havana’s bars and drinking culture.
Strawberry mojito : A mojito variation that adds strawberries to the drink’s mint, lime, and rum base. Strawberries add fruit sweetness and color to the standard combination.
Caipirinha : A Brazilian cocktail made with cachaça, lime, and sugar. It also muddles citrus and sugar, but uses cachaça and no mint or soda.
Spearmint : An aromatic mint species widely used in food and drinks. Spearmint is the traditional mint choice in Cuban-style mojitos.
Daiquiri : A Cuban cocktail traditionally made with rum, lime juice, and sugar. Like the mojito, it joins Cuban rum with lime and sugar in a classic sour.
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