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[mlmpetert]

Mlmpetert's aMazing mojitos:

Good mojitos are surprisingly kind of hard to make. I think it all comes down to the soda.

i start off with a 18oz tumbler aka solo cup
Add mint with stems
Add half of a lime and muddle
Splash of cold soda. Not tonic, not seltzer. Just cold soda.
Frozen rum - 2oz to 7oz depending on occasion
Heaping spoon of powered sugar and mix well
Poor soda down side to minimize co2 loss leaving 1/4 inch to top
Lightly stir
add ice
Add a little bit granulated sugar on top of ice for sweet surprises later on
Suck down, because who sips a mojito?

Ive experience with a couple different rums and ive settled on Ron Rico and not just because i think the name sounds cool. Costillo rum by bacadi is also good if you like a less sweet rum. both bottom shelfs but tops in my book for mixing.