How to make mojitos in a student hostel

Drink mojito became a real hit of the season-2012. Most likely, he will not give up his leading position in the summer of 2013. Almost every bar now serves this cocktail, both in alcoholic, classical and non-alcoholic versions. Naturally, the fashion for a drink immediately reflects on its price. But what if you are not a professional bartender and have nothing to do with this profession? Then how to make mojito yourself? Yes, it's very simple! Read the recipe and follow it.

To prepare a new-fangled cocktail, you do not need too much. But those ingredients that are required, it is better not to replace anything else - even if it seems to you that the difference between lime and lemon is negligible, and white sugar can not be distinguished from overseas reed. The taste of the drink will be quite different: it will be a mint-rum lemonade, but not a famous cocktail. Mineral water also plays a significant role in how to make mojitos more expressive. It is best to use soda with not very pronounced taste, and even "Sprite" or tonic "Schweppes", only necessarily transparent, without cranberries.

As you may have noticed, in bars this cocktail is served in wide glasses. In them we will prepare our mojito. Of course, if you plan to treat a large company with a drink, it will be somewhat inconvenient. But if you have a romantic evening together, then such a cocktail - a great way to show your individual approach, as well as touching care for the girl. In advance, stock up on ice cubes. One little secret about how to make mojitos at first is very alcoholic, and at the end completely non-alcoholic: freeze not simple water, but soda. Then you will first enjoy the taste of rum, lime and mint, and in the end the defrosted tonic will refresh your palate.

So, how to make mojitos at home for two? Mine lime, cut it into quarters. We pour a glass of cane sugar into the glasses . Squeeze the juice from the lime quart. Crusts should be put on the bottom of the wine glasses. A bunch of mint is torn with the hands (the blade of the knife oxidizes the leaves). Pestle, and in the Spartan conditions of the hostel - another wooden object is crushed by a mixture. It is necessary that essential essential oils are allocated, otherwise the drink will not be so fragrant. To activate the process, you can add a spoonful of boiling water - then the mint leaves its fragrance completely. We put ice cubes. They must fill the glass by one-third.

To make mojitos at home, you can take any light rum, although experts strongly recommend Bacardi. Alcohol add to your taste: someone loves stronger, and someone - low-alcohol. Using a cocktail spoon (in a hostel - a pencil) mix the ingredients, but not very much. Add the soda to the glass was filled almost completely. The edges of the glass are adorned with the remaining quarts of lime and mint leaves.

How to make mojito non-alcoholic? Just give up the rum, and instead add more soda. If the girl is a sweet tooth, she will surely like mojito with modifications. For example, before preparing the drink, dip the wet edges of the glass in sugar to form a "hoarfrost", and at the end decorate the cocktail of a slice of mandarin.