This post will be sadly lacking in pictures, for which I apologise, but we drunk the drinks I made last night before I remembered to get the camera out...oops!
I love a nice cocktail, living in rural mid-Wales my opportunities for cocktails are rather slim unless I make them myself. At this time of year nothing beats a mojito, minty, limey, refreshing, and made out of ingredients that aren't that hard to keep around the house.
To make 2 large tall glasses you need-
A handful of mint leaves
2 Limes
Some white rum
Soda Water
Sugar
Ice
I start by grinding up the mint leaves in a pestle and mortar with 2 teaspoons of sugar (I don't like it too sweet, feel free to add more sugar). When the the leaves and sugar have formed a paste divide the paste between the 2 glasses, squeeze a lime in to each glass, add a slug of rum, 6 ice cubes, top up with soda water and give a good stir.
Not quite as good as the ones in a cocktail bar, but quite close, and definitely cheaper!
Sounds wonderful! ...and you'll just have to make some more so that you can photograph them! ;)
ReplyDeleteYum.
ReplyDeletemmmmm....mojitos.
ReplyDeletewith the added benefit of using up some of the excess mint festooning my neglected garden.
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