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The Mojito from The Hawthorne
[Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt]
About This Recipe
| Yield: | serves 1 |
| Active time: | 2 minutes |
| Total time: | 2 minutes |
| Special equipment: | cocktail shaker, tea strainer, highball glass |
Ingredients
- 2 ounces Banks 5 Island Rum
- 1 ounce simple syrup
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
- Dash Angostura bitters
- 5 to 7 mint leaves plus 1 large sprig for garnish
- Soda water
- Crushed ice
Procedures
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1
Combine rum, simple syrup, lime juice, bitters, and mint leaves in a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake vigorously for 15 seconds.
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2
Add 1 ounce soda water. Strain through a fine mesh tea strainer into a highball filled with crushed ice. Top up with more soda water and garnish with mint sprig. Serve.