I LOVE LOVE LOVE Mojito cocktails and every time I'm out I just have to have one. However, I'm not the biggest fan of paying up to £7 for one (not that it ever stops me). So I decided to experiment and make one for myself. I didn't realise just how good they would be though! I've made lots and lots now and they are just as good as the ones made in the bars so i thought I'd put my recipe here for you guys if you want to give it a go this Summer (and for me cause I'll forget it).

You need:

A highball glass
6 large mint leaves (or 12 small ones)
Half a lime cut into segments
White Bacardi
Soda water
Sugar
Crushed ice
Angostura bitters (if you have any)

What to do:

Put the mint leaves in the glass and then throw in the lime with 2 teaspoons of sugar.

Crush all of this together in the glass with a blunt object (like a rolling pin or something).

Fill the glass three quarters of the way with crushed ice (just crush it yourself thats what I do).

Pour 60ml of Bacardi in.

Then add 100ml of Soda water.

Give the whole thing a good mix and try and bring some of the mint and lime to the top so that the fresh ingredients run through the drink.

Top the glass up with ice.

Put a couple of splashes of Angostura bitters on top (though hardly anyone has angostura bitters in their house lol).

Stick in a straw and enjoy!


Its an amazing summer drink so give it a whirl! Oh and I know there are like a million variations for the mojito so don't moan at mine ha :) ..... and I also know that non-european countries don't use the metric system (ml etc) but I couldn't be bothered to convert :p