Welcome to Havana, Cuba, the birthplace of the mojito! Although its exact origin is the subject of debate, the Mojito was known in the region and that the local South American Indians had remedies for various tropical illnesses, so a small boarding party went ashore on Cuba and came back with ingredients for effective medicine.
Mojito Mint Cocktail
There’s an aromatic scent in the air
Freshly brewed at home
Famous since Ernest Hemingway
With the Mojito Mint, lime and sugar
And don’t forget the lime
You’ll have a popular cocktail
Decorate the glass with fancy umbrellas
And serve a tasty treat
Classic Mojito Recipe
These not-too-sweet mojitos are minty-fresh, fizzy, and delicious. You’ll just need white rum, club soda, fresh lime and mint, and sugar. The recipe makes 1 cocktail.
INGREDIENTS
- 4 leafy sprigs of fresh mint, each about 5 to 6 inches long
- 2 ounces white rum
- ¾ ounce lime juice
- Ice
- Club soda or sparkling water
- Entirely optional: 1 to 2 drops of Angostura bitters
- 1 lime round, for garnish
Monin Mojito Mix Syrup
Mojito
(At a crowded table. Mojitos.
Indoor springs of electric lights.)
I think if how people are
like mountain pools.
Illuminated is the not-so-pure
ascorbic silt of our years,
the mint, a weed that, turning,
uncovers our secrets
at midday lunch.
(Talk)… All babble
lapping against bare, grinning rock.
(More rum) White water churning
above spiralling currents.
“So, how did you two meet?”
(a too-knowing smile).
I feel a trickle right between the eyes.
“At work.”
Okay, so I fell in love with his lips.
Even before he kissed me.
Perfectly.
We’re having a fling.
How about you?
(Watermelon martini and laughter)
By Marissa A Scott