Alcohol-free · Nojito · alcohol-free
Virgin Mojito
Made with classic simple syrup · The Mojito, without the rum
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Virgin Mojito
- ¾ oz22 ml fresh lime juice
- ¾ oz22 ml simple syrup
- 1010 fresh mint leaves
- Top withTop with soda water (about 6 oz)
- Gently press the mint into the lime juice and syrup in a tall glass.
- Fill with crushed ice and top with soda water.
- Stir once from the bottom and garnish with mint and lime.
Garnish: mint sprig and lime wedge
The syrup
In this recipe
Classic Simple Syrup¾ oz22 ml
Simple syrup is equal parts sugar and water, heated just until the sugar dissolves.
3/4 oz 1:1 simple syrup is about the sugar in 1 tbsp and won't leave grit.
As printed: 1 tbsp sugar muddled with lime (Taste of Home); sweetener to taste (Skinnytaste).
Or use
Mint Simple Syrup¾ oz22 ml
Mint simple syrup is 1:1 sugar syrup flavored with fresh spearmint.
Mint syrup makes more of a difference here than in the rum version, because it adds body and a fuller mint flavor where the rum would have been. Use it instead of simple syrup and still press 5-6 fresh leaves for aroma.
As printed: Plain sugar plus fresh mint.
Where it comes from
The alcohol-free 'virgin mojito', or 'nojito', keeps the Cuban Mojito's mint, lime, sugar and soda water and simply leaves out the rum.
Source: IBA Official Cocktails: Mojito, made without the rum by International Bartenders Association (base recipe).
Checked against: Wikipedia: Mojito ('virgin mojito' / 'nojito') · Taste of Home: Virgin Mojito · Skinnytaste: Virgin Mojito (Nojito)
Gear for this drink
OXO SteeL Angled Measuring Jigger
Zulay Kitchen 2-in-1 Metal Lemon & Lime Squeezer
Best for Fresh citrus for sours and lemonade
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