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Apple Mojito

Anytime · Aperitivo/aperitif · Elevenses/afternoon

3.9 5 ratings

Ingredients

12 fresh Mint leaves
1 1/2 oz Calvados apple brandy
1/2 oz Lime juice
1/3 oz Apple Schnapps
1/3 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
1 1/2 oz Sparkling apple juice

How to make

Serve in a collins glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of mint sprig

Method

  1. 3 ADD first 5 ingredients to glass two-thirds filled with crushed ice.
  2. 4 CHURN (stir) with bar spoon.
  3. 5 FILL glass with more crushed ice.
  4. 6 TOP with apple soda and briefly stir.

Garnish

  1. 7 Garnish with mint sprigs bouquet.

Flavour profile

History

A classic enhanced with apple. A dash of sugar syrup or more apple liqueur suits sweeter palates.

The Mojito is a classic Cuban cocktail, believed to have originated in the 16th century. While its exact origins are debated, one popular theory suggests it evolved from a drink called the "El Draque," named after Sir Francis Drake, the English privateer. This early version was reportedly made with aguardiente (a precursor to rum), lime, and mint. The modern Mojito, with its use of rum, is said to have gained popularity in Havana, Cuba, at a bar called La Bodeguita del Medio, which was a favorite haunt of Ernest Hemingway from 1932 to 1960.