Ernest Hemingway loved his classic mojitos. Indeed, the mojito à la “Hemingway” is only the original version of this cocktail that makes us dream and think of beaches. Here’s the perfect mojito recipe. Via Esquire.
During his years in Cuba, Hemingway enjoyed Mojito glasses with the original recipe, which he normally took at the bar La Bodeguita del Medio.
Perfect Mojito Recipe
Ingredients
60 ml white rum
15 ml lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1 teaspoon extra fine sugar
3 mint leaves
Club Soda or Seltzer
Glass: Collins small
In a small Collins glass, mix the lime juice with 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of super fine sugar. Add the mint leaves by crushing them against the side of the glass. Fill the glass 2/3 with cracked ice and pour in the rum. Add the pressed lime shell and add club soda or seltzer.