The mojito is one of the most popular and refreshing cocktails, and this non-alcoholic mojito mocktail is just as enjoyable as the boozy version.
Hailing from Cuba, a normal mojito includes rum, mint, sugar, lime and soda water.
And this non-alcoholic mojito mocktail just takes out the rum – still leaving you with a delicious drink which will take you away to the palm-fringed beaches of the Caribbean.
Ingredients
- 20g bunch of mint
- 3 tbsp golden caster sugar
- 150ml fresh lime juice (about 8 limes), plus a few slices of lime to serve
- 2 handfuls of ice
- 1 litre of chilled soda water
Method
- Pluck the mint leaves and put them in the base of a large jug.
- Sprinkle over the sugar, and then pour the lime juice over too.
- Use the end of a rolling pin (or a wooden spoon) to “muddle” them together, crushing the mint leaves and dissolving the sugar.
- Add some ice cubes, and then pour the chilled soda water over.
- Taste the drink and add more sugar or lime if you wish.
- Serve in tall glasses, adding lime wedges and more ice if required.
Modify your mojito
There are a number of tweaks you can make to this virgin mojito recipe, for a different taste.
Try adding fresh or frozen raspberries for a raspberry mojito.
Or swap the soda water for bitter lemon, or even elderflower tonic — to get a bit more of a tang from your drink.
Fun mojito facts
The first mojito recipe is thought to date to 1932, when it appeared in Sloppy Joe’s Bar Cocktail Manual — a recipe book published by a famous bar in Havana, Cuba.
The drink was apparently a favourite with American author Ernest Hemmingway, who spent a lot of time on the island.
You might also enjoy this non-alcoholic Pimm’s substitute.
