When was mojito invented

Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. It was the most popular global cocktail in and just continues to rise in popularity. Before you start pulling out any old sugar, any old mint and any old rum, think about getting the authentic ingredients for a true Cuban Mojito; cane sugar or cane syrup, spearmint or yerbe buena, soda and white Bacardi rum.

Ingredients make all the difference and thankfully these ingredients can be found at your local grocery store or market. If you are trying this in Mexico, all sugar is cane sugar so just pick up a bag anywhere. Put all ingredients except the soda in a small glass and crush them with a spoon or fork for a few seconds. It is important not to cut the mint, but just bruise it so the essential oils are released from the herb. I fill my highball with soda but some like their Mojito a bit sweeter so use less soda.

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But I prefer an even older original story… In the s, Sir Francis Drake landed in Havana to sack the city of its gold.