Bodeguita del Medio Cuban mojito

We were in LA few days back. It was fun, the weather was great, the jovial mood of all of us were contagious. To top it off, we had some great food and drinks. I remember this one where we went from the Redondo Beach to North Beach. We saw the Queen Mary from a distance then drove around opposite to the harbour to satisfy Satish’s craving for Seafood.

Satish, Pragnya and Amogh went for the Seafood, whereas the rest of us settled for a Mexican place. We were not that hungry so ordered different kinds of Mojito’s with Chicken wing’s and Tortilla with a spicy Salsa. The food was awesome, the drinks were more so. I guess the timing and geo of the location did the magic. The sun was setting down, we sat outside under the large umbrellas and waited for our drink to come. And there they were .. frosted, minty, mushed – awesome.

I knew how to make Mojito’s but after coming back did some research on how to make more authentic ones. Did you know Mojito originates in Cuba? Here goes the simple steps to create one ..

Things You’ll Need:

2 ounces white rum
2 ounces lime juice (squeezed from lime)
2 ounces club soda
4 mint leaves
1 teaspoon powdered sugar
Crushed ice

How to:

Place the mint leaves into a tall cocktail glass.
Squeeze about 2 ounces of juice from a cut lime into the glass.
Add the powdered sugar.
Then, gently mash the ingredients together with the back of a spoon.
Add crushed ice and 2 ounces white rum then stir. You can shake it in a cocktail shaker as well (Bond would’nt have liked it though)
Top off with 2 ounces club soda and voila! you have an authentic Cuban mojito.

And there you go !!

Cheers