Virgin Mojito
Fresh mint, lime, sugar, and soda — the Mojito without rum, mint and citrus providing enough character to make it one of the world's most ordered mocktails.
- 1 ozfresh lime juice
- ¾ ozsimple syrup
- 8 leavesfresh mint(plus sprig for garnish)
- 4 ozclub soda
- mint sprig and lime wheelgarnish
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The Virgin Mojito captures the flavor of Cuba's most beloved cocktail — the Mojito, whose documented history in Cuba dates to at least the 1920s and which gained international fame through its association with Havana bar culture and Ernest Hemingway — in a non-alcoholic format that replaces the white rum with a small amount of apple juice or additional soda water for body and residual sweetness. The Mojito's flavor profile is dominated by fresh mint, lime, and carbonation rather than rum, making it one of the most naturally successful cocktail adaptations for non-alcoholic versions. The fresh muddled mint leaves, freshly squeezed lime, cane sugar, and soda water combination is genuinely complete and refreshing without the spirit, and the Virgin Mojito has become one of the most consistently ordered mocktails at bars worldwide since the non-alcoholic cocktail movement gained commercial momentum.
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