History of the most popular in recent years, a cocktail “Mojito”
Mojito (masculine, App. Mojito) – a cocktail based on white rum and mint leaves. There are 2 kinds of mojito: alcohol and soft. There is the island of Cuba, became popular in the U.S. in 1980. There are several theories about the origin of the name “mojito”. One says that the word comes from the Spanish. Mojo (Moho, mojito – a diminutive). Moho – sauce presumably in Cuba, usually it includes garlic, pepper, lemon juice, vegetable oil, fresh herbs. Others argue that the mojito – it changed mohadito (Spanish Mojadito, mind. From mojado), which means “little wet.
Mojito is traditionally consists of five ingredients: rum, sugar, lime, soda water and mint. Its combination of sweet and refreshing citrus with peppermint, which may be added to the rum, to “disguise” the last fortress, made this cocktail one of the most popular summer drinks.
How to make Mojito at home.
Preferably a tall glass to crush a sprig of mint with sugar. Hands to squeeze into a glass of sweet lime, rind to put in a glass. Fill a glass of crushed ice, add rum and stir until the glass is not zapoteet. Top up soda, and garnish with mint and serve with a straw.
Not all types of mint are in harmony with the other ingredients. The most suitable grade – peppermint (Mentha piperita), which has a distinct aroma of menthol and cooling taste (mint in this class is sold in supermarkets).
The gardens and orchards of Central Russia is very common type of water mint (Mentha aquatica), which does not have such a strong flavor and refreshing taste.
The second method of preparing a Mojito at home (as it is doing in Cuba). In a glass pour a little cane sugar (about one teaspoonful of uppers), pour on two fingers of lemon juice (!), Add a few sprigs of peppermint, stir, add water and a little Cuban white rum three-year aging. Put the tube – is ready mojito.
Necessary ingredients
“Mojito” – alcohol:
White rum 50 ml
Sugar syrup 15 ml
Soda 100 ml
Lime 1 / 3 pieces
Mint 5 g
Crushed Ice 250 ml
“Mojito” – non-alcoholic recipe:
Sugar syrup 15 ml
Soda 150 ml
Lime 1 / 3 pieces
Mint 5 g
Crushed Ice 250 ml
Mint – a very useful plant to man. Peppermint contains an essential oil (2,5%), the main component of which is menthol, which determines the taste of mint, and other substances – ether, floundering, yasmon, piperiton, mentofuran etc. There is in it of tannins, flavonoids, bitter. Menthol mint makes a bactericidal plant.
Mint is used as a tonic cordial withdrawing heartbeat, stimulating activity of the heart and blood circulation, which has also diaphoretic property. Mint is used to combat colds and fever. Relaxing and anti-inflammatory properties of mint makes it an excellent remedy for pain and spasms, such as stomach pain, cramps, bloating bowel, heartburn, indigestion, hiccups, headaches, migraines, nausea and motion sickness. Contained in mint tannins protect the intestine from irritation, which is very useful for removing rubber if you have diarrhea, to deal with spastic constipation and ulcerate colitis. The bitterness of peppermint stimulates the liver and gall bladder, so it is used to cleanse the liver and excretion of stones from the gall bladder