Cachaça Mojito
The beloved Cuban classic reimagined with Brazil's national spirit — fresh mint, lime, and sugar topped with soda, with cachaça's sugarcane character adding a tropical Brazilian edge.
- 2 ozcachaca
- ¾ ozfresh lime juice
- 2 tspsugar
- 10 wholefresh mint leaves
- 2 ozsoda water
- Fresh mint sprig and lime wedgegarnish
- 1Place the mint leaves and sugar in the bottom of a highball glass. Gently press and bruise the mint with a muddler — do not tear it.
- 2Add the fresh lime juice and stir briefly to dissolve the sugar.
- 3Fill the glass with crushed ice and add the cachaça.
- 4Top with soda water and stir gently from the bottom up.
- 5Garnish with a fresh mint sprig and a lime wedge. Serve immediately.
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The Mojito traces its roots to Cuba, where it has been made with rum, lime, sugar, mint, and soda since at least the 19th century. Because cachaça — like rum — is a sugarcane-based spirit, it slots naturally into the Mojito template while giving the drink a distinctly Brazilian character. Unaged cachaça's grassy, fresh-cane notes echo the herbal quality of the mint, creating a more complex interplay than the rum version. The Cachaça Mojito became popular in Brazilian bars as bartenders explored international templates using their native spirit.
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