Old Cuban Recipe
A Mojito grown up: aged rum, mint and lime shaken and topped with champagne.
- Category: New Era Drinks
- Glass: Coupe glass
- ABV: 16%
- Difficulty: Medium
Ingredients
- Aged rum45 ml
- Fresh lime juice20 ml
- Simple syrup20 ml
- Fresh mint leaves6 piece
- Angostura bitters2 dash
- Champagne60 ml
How to Make It
- Gently muddle the mint with lime juice and syrup in a shaker.
- Add rum, bitters and ice, then shake.
- Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
- Top with champagne and garnish with mint.
Garnish
Mint sprig
The Story
Audrey Saunders created it at Bemelmans Bar in New York in 2001; it is the drink most often credited with making champagne cocktails serious again.
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