A Mojito is traditionally made of five ingredients: white rum, sugar (traditionally sugar cane juice), lime, sparkling water and mint. The original Cuban recipe uses spearmint or yerba buena, a mint variety very popular in the island.
- 3 teaspoons of sugar
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- Fresh yerbabuena (or mint) leaves
- 1 ounce white rum
- Soda water
Put sugar and lime juice in a glass. Crush a few fresh mint leaves into the sugar and the lime juice. Add one ounce of white rum and ice cubes. Fill with soda water and serve with a sprig of mint.
Multi Cultural Cooking Network 
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