Mojo de Ginebra

Name: Mojo de Ginebra
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American

Recipe: Adapted from Libro de Cocktail , Juan A. Lasa , 1929

Illustration: Matty Newton

October 08, 2020

Love a Mojito? Try this gin-based Cuban classic.

Does this recipe look familiar? This Cuban classic also circulated as the Mojito Criollo #2, swapping gin for the Mojito’s more familiar rum base. Old Tom gin was called for in the 1929 recipe, but it also works great with most London dry or contemporary gins.

Ingredients

2 oz. gin
¾ oz. fresh lime juice
½ oz. simple syrup (1:1)
2 dashes Angostura bitters
6-8 leaves fresh mint
Chilled club soda

Tools:barspoon, muddler
Glass:Collins
Garnish:lime wedge, mint bouquet

Preparation

Gently muddle the mint with the simple syrup in a Collins glass, then add the gin, lime juice, and bitters, stirring to combine. Fill the glass with crushed ice and top with club soda, stirring gently and adding more ice if needed. Garnish.