Best Mojito Recipe - Cuban Mojito
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2018
- We went in search of the best mojito in the world and we found it. You are not going to find a mojito like this at a bar. It takes too long to make. However, we found a place that takes the time to make it right, and we will share the recipe with you in this video.
I met up with my long-time travel friend Freddie and we went to Havana Cuba and hit all the popular spots like La Bodeguita Del Medio where Ernest Hemingway was rumored to have discovered the Mojito. We were disappointed. Many places in Havana made a good mojito but it wasn’t until we discovered a little place at the end of a peninsula in the bay in Cienfuegos, that we discovered the secret to making a great mojito. If you don't think this is the best mojito recipe in the world, please let us know your mojito recipe in the comments below.
We hope this video helps you make an amazing mojito and if you visit Cuba, make sure to stop by Punta Gorda, Cienfuegos and tell them Jim and Freddie sent you.
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I don't know why but that is so fascinating. Thank you for the cool Video! Going to try this for sure.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I'm sure you will like the mojito.
Andreas Petres watch the Japanese dude making cocktails and his ice cubes
Probably cause he hella swizzled the mint.
just did. It is pretty WUNDERBAR! greetings from germany :D
I live in Miami Iam a mojito drinker most of the bars here uses simple syrup which is equal amount of sugar and water I personally like the syrup because it dissolves better and they use fresh limes instead of half water/lime juice and they top it off with a splash of Club soda, this receipts is used in all cruises lines and the famous Gloria Estefan’s restaurants. Thanks for the video
i respect the bartender seems like an honest man.
& humble:)
Damn billy mays. Whats on the other side? How do you have access to the internet from far beyond?
@@alejandrofernandez6924 lmaoo facts RIP tho
Bruh what
He's part of the Communist Government EMPLOYMENT.
Best Mojito Recipe:
- so, how much the rum?
- dont care, fill the glass
Hahaha
Im literally dying 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Zhivago: It looked like about a 2 oz pour to me. The 1 oz comment in the vid is way off - no righteous rum drink would ever use such a small amount of alcohol. Especially in a sweet drink like a mojito.
Todo trago es por 1 oz de alchol
Any mixed Drinks get 1 oz of alchol
He is a professional. Don't need count, he just is right
*WROTE IT DOWN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE:*
1. Completely fill your glass up with mint.
2. Add two (bar)spoon scoops of (cane) sugar
3. Stir for two minutes gently to release the oils from the mint.
4. Add +/- 90 ml (3 ounce) of a mixture made from 50% lime juice & 50% water.
5. Stir once more (gently) until the sugar is dissolved
6. Fill glass up with ice-cubes
7. Add white rum +/- 60 - 90 ml (2 - 3 ounces)
8. Stir to mix, garnish & serve with a smile.
i made it with 1,5 spoon of demerara brown sugar, its not enough 2, its sourly , so 2 or 2 maybe 2 1/4 xD, i use plantation 3 stars rum and lemon instead of lime, cant find lime here, but i have homegrown mojito mint xD
*brown sugar for mojito and half of lemon
Thank you very much, this is an excellent rundown.
@@gulinborstiI’ve found Demerara doesn’t dissolve well without heat, could explain being sour
would that be 45 ml lime juice and 45 ml water for the mixture ?
I see a lot of complaints about our friendly narrator talking over the bartender, but literally everything said was relevant to what the bar tender was doing. Either he was providing further clarification about what he was doing, or making comparisons to how he had seen other people conventionally do it in the past. I think he did a great job.
Samson Barratt, Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment.
This comment restores my faith in humanity 😂❤
I made my Mojito exactly to this recipe and honestly, it was the best mojito I have tasted, including from any bar I've been to! Thank you for this!!!
Great to hear!
The lemon/water mix how did you make it?
@@olivergonzales2975 With lemon and water?
@@BlankestKnight i use instead lemon water mix,..the lime cordial of rose's or desmond.
Great recipe,.i got a homebar for myself and it is realy important to stir the sugar and mint,..minimum 1,5 minutes.
I’m a bartender in one of the best hotel in Florida Keys. I don’t agree with the way that he makes mojitos but I have to say that I tasted his mojitos like 4years ago and It was amazing. He works in Cienfuegos, Cuba. I remember him. Nice to see him in TH-cam!
I'm glad you had a chance to try his mojito. I think the biggest problem, professionally, with the way he makes it is the time it takes. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
He take a minute for one order, not good for me, what if someone ordered 10 mojito? May be he consume of couple of minutes befor he finishes,, hehehehe just saying...
@@LivingOverseasTV im a bartender too im always make mojito but just for 10 second,, hehehehhee
I am a bartender and I have to say where are the limes?
@@dondiegoarmandoguerra4892 he use lime juice instead.. You can do it both ways.
You better send this man money that this video views generated. He's telling secrets here.
He seems really annoyed to reveal his recipe lol
Imagine the whole resort wanting a mojito, you might get your drink in 5 hours lol
@K P the asshole above doesn't understand that he's making it this slow to teach how to make the drink, this is not how fast he does it on his own.
Carlos is a lush
VonSpiegel. No, the bartender says he stirs mint and sugar for 2 minutes and then stirs the drink for 1 more minute to dissolve the sugar. Add the other steps and that's at least a 3 minute and 20 second cocktail... That's way to long for one drink. That's like 150 mojitos for an 8 hour shift with no breaks to talk to customers, ring in orders, take money and give change, wash glasses, or doing anything but stirring and pouring.
MoJiTo
That's why bartenders hate when ppl order these types of drinks.
Rumor has it, he’s still mixing that same glass of mint
😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Been trying to make a decent Mojito, I was doing terrible, until I seen this. You sir have changed my life
It was my very first time making a mojito and I decided to use this recipe and I must say it’s the best mojito I’ve ever tried!
Thanks for letting us all know 👍
I was about to do the same. Oh yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the heads-up.
That bartender's a machine! The way he stirs that sugar, you can tell he did that for a good 17 years! Cool experience
For him it took two minutes. I am fairly new bartender and it would probably take me 10 minutes to stir
@@melvinbackbreaker6808 use a drilling machine with a spoon would suffice 🤣👍
That guy looks timeliness, I love that hair style he could be from 1940s classic movie 🎥
Jody Hakala-Ristow, I agree. Thanks for watching!
Thats what a real bar tender dresses like.
1:45 the way he mixes the sugar and mint together is my favorite unintentional asmr
Screw all the other videos about muddling. This guy knows how to make em.
Made these last summer following this guy and my mojitos were incredible! Now that the world is on fire and I’m locked in the house I came back here to get a taste of summer at home! This bartender is great!
I recently discovered mojitos in living in Mexico. I love them. I would gladly wait twice as long as he took to make the drink if it was half as good as he made it sound. Good things go to those who wait.
It's as good
I’ve tried both simply syrup and sugar. This is in my opinion the better method. More rustic and how I imagine the original drink was made. After trying several methods, I 100% agree that it’s best not muddle the mint. Takes a bit longer to get the menthol to release with sugar, but like most good things, time is worth the effort.
Don’t completely pulverize the mint, but give enough soft muddle to release the mint’s aroma
In the past, I have made mint syrup for my mojito's, looking forward to trying this recipe!
"In the US when we try to make mojitos we use a sirup".
Rest of the world: why? 🤣
Syrup dissolves faster into water. US is about speed over quality.
@@CheeseBae It's the same thing. It's called simple syrup. Chemically and taste wise, there is no difference if you stir it as much as him. The only difference is if you mix less and you get sugar crunch. I'm not American BTW.
Justin: What hole have you stuck your head up? The US is in a renaissance of craft made from scratch drinks started over 15 years ago on the east and then west coast thanks to bars like Death & Company, Smuggler’s Cove etc... Now every medium to large city across the continent has 100’s of great bars.
blackbirdbeatle: Not completely true. He uses granulated sugar because it acts as an abrasive agent against the leaves to gently express the spearmint/wintergreen oils. Just adding simple syrup does not have this physical ability. (You are right in drinks that don’t use granulated sugar as an abrasive it is the same as simple sugar once fully dissolved).
The whole point here is to add sugar to the mint first, the sugar by osmosis will extract the essence of the mint, the water and lime will dissolve the concoction, the alcohol will enhance the flavor.
Cuba is on my bucket list and I certainly will visit Cienfuegos for a mojito thanks Jim & Freddie
You will love the experience there. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
looks yummy. I love the time this guy puts into this drink. Everyone at the bar watched him the entire time, because so much care was put into it. Sure, you can use simple syrup, muddle some limes and mint together to cut the time down, but the quality does go down when you are focused on getting drink tickets out of the way. The people that are out there vacationing aren't in any hurry. They are there to enjoy paradise and I would imagine love the fact that this guy takes his time to make them their very special mojito.
So perfectly said.
I love the way he puts love and patience into it
Hands down the most patient bartender in the world.
Dude seems wasted off those mojitos but what annoys me is all his pointless questions and background talking.
UnitiveWILLIAM24 fr let the man explain his own drink instead of interrupting every 2 seconds
@@williamkazenas8193 that is exactly what he said you are not answering the guy in the video but the dude who wrote that very comment....
Totally agree with you
Glad someone said it haha 😆
its called being drunk and having social anxiety
Just made one (sipping as I type)...This is the best recipe that I have tried so far...Simple and delicious (simply delicious)...
normal sugar or cane sugar?
@@mcracheyns1753 cane sugar
Monica J NYC About how much of the water/lime mix?
@@Milkylifts 1part water 1 part lime
@@gorgecruz6086 how much of the water/lime mix comes into Drink?
“How many ounces did u put in the rum”
“ i just fill it up until u know”
About 1.5 - 2 ounces.
Like almost 3 oz. To much. 1 and half should have been enough don't you think?
I was surprise too @kelvinomix
@@benedettocracolici197 bro who are you the drink police.
@@roll. I'm a professional bartender and I worked on wall street. On that mojito you only put 1.5 oz of a good bacardi rum. What is the drink police have to do with??
I have noticed it with all the recipes of all famous foods and from around the world. That is basic and simple recipe with fresh ingredients is always the best. 🙏👍👍
Amazing bar tendr
Now I finally know what to do with all that mint growing in my "veggie garden" !!!
I had those mint growing last year. I used them to make a lot of mojitos. I didn't buy mint all summer.
Its the only reason I grow mint.
I 100% agree! Cuban mojitos are the best! I loved watching the process here. Thanks for sharing!
Kita the Explorer, Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. I'm glad you found the video helpful.
Nice and simple
I love Cuban food and culture too💯❤️
Cuban food is appalling. The stuff you eat in your 4+ all inclusive hotel is not Cuban food.
Authenticity !! I making mojito now and im ashamed of my American version i will make next batch like this cuban bartender god
Thank you!!! Decades ago I bought myself a Bacardi Mojito "kit" for my birthday. It tasted delicious. Since then, whenever I order a Mojito, I never got one that tasted right. I just returned from a vacation on Mallorca, and although they made the cocktail in an impressive way, that one also didn't taste right. When I got home, instead of flowers at the airport, I got a mint plant, limes and "ready bacardi mojito" cans. Ofcourse it also didn't taste right, but the thought was so sweet.
This evening I bought Bacardi rum, limes and followed some recipes. The second one I made was this video, with lemons, because this nice waiter said so, and I made it exactly like he said. Brilliant! This is it! Thank you!
GRACIAS , i have tears of joy ,from this beautiful video (was like been in my homeland again).
My favorite drink! I love the mojito
Thanks for watching.
That's a pursuit!!! I'm definitely trying this at home. I like his style as well "how much of rum?" "I fill the glass" lol
Yes, just don't use too big of a glass ;) It's about 1-2 ozs of rum.
:) sure!
@@LivingOverseasTV In my count it was 2 ounces.
That response was by far the best part.
Man u really want to know why Cuban mojitos are the best in the world, forget about everything or technique, rum , not the sugar tho, its because of the mint bro. take a closer look to it
Ive been to Cuba twice and spent a month and a half and I have STILL been making mojitos wrong! Thank you and thank you to the bar tender.
Looks absolutely fab, can’t wait to try this!
Mojito is the most refreshing cocktail in the world I love it
Nope it doesn’t top the Margarita
This looks heavenly! I had the best Mojitos at Havana 1957 in Miami a couple years back (they use sugar cane sticks as straws), and I've been hooked ever since. I'm gonna make my first one with this method when summer starts, the first one with real sugar, and try the others with granulated stevia for less calories.
*splenda
Ha ha…family member owns Havana 1957…glad you enjoyed it.
He takes pride in his work. A true professional.
Favorite drink ❤
I have seen the mint "mashed" (muddled) but this method of using granular sugar looks good. I figure the granular sugar acts as an abrasive on the mint. This bartender has great technique. I like the way he uses tweezers to handle things going into the drink.
“Atleast 1 ounce”
Or 30 seconds of glugs
Just take ,,two shots of Vodka"
Thank you! I have a friend from Cuba and he makes them exactly like this one. The best Mojito in the world!
Beautiful my cuba very organic mojito
I made this recipe and GAHDAMN it was delicious!! Here's the recipe I used.
12 mint leaves
2 sugar cubes
Half a lime fully squeezed
Add these ingredients into a highball glass and then stir until the sugar cubes are thoroughly dissolved in the lime juice. By this time you should be getting a really nice scent of that mint coming off the glass.
Next fill the highball glass with 3/4 of crushed ice, then stir rapidly again with your bar spoon until the glass is super cold in your hands. Then add in the rum leaving an inch of space to the top and mix again the rum and contents with your bar spoon (5 swirls) and then top off with more crushed ice. Garnish with a mint sprig and a lime.
Raul Smith, Thanks for watching and taking the time to share the recipe.
Amazing recipe thank you! If you have people not drinking at your party, swap out rum for passion fruit juice and it makes an amazing mock tail
Que viva Cuba!!
I could smell the freshness! Minty and cool.
I like the way he doesn’t touch the mint nor the straw with his hands
Everyone loves my mojitos. No syrup, lots of sugar, pack the glass with mint. Lots of Havana Club and a splash of soda. You can't overdo the mint, that's the main flavor.
for me is main flovours lime and rum and if i dont want to get that lime so strong i just go for like ounce of tonic for biterness its awesome
Nah, it's the mint. You don't want your mojito to taste like rum... the whole point of making a cocktail is that it doesn't taste like liquor.
@@ondrakrek6551flavor*
@@colomblanco "the whole point of making a cocktail is that it doesn't taste like liquor."
Completely innacurate.
@@JoeyRhubarb Depends on the drink, obviously a martini is going to taste mostly like gin. A mojito that tastes primarily like rum is not very good in my opinion.
That’s a very good barman and delicious Mojito. Few leaves were broken. But this is the way for making Mojito. In the sun. Perfect. All your problems washed away
That mojita was a work of art.......heaven in a glass.....
Geek Mar, I agree. Thanks for watching.
Cant go wrong with a delicious Mojito it looked incredibly refreshing and he really looked like he knew what he was doing. I will take one lol
Thanks for watching.
It is definetely the best recipe I tried so far, it is wonderful, full of flavour, so refreshing and natural. Thank you for this experience and recipe. Now me and my wife enjoy mojitos even more
Most welcome 😊
Was it like and water or lime and soda water?
@@chadconstable79 good question! Because I didn’t see any soda water in it!
@@chadconstable79 water and lime mix no soda !!! This and sugar cane make this recipe next level imo
I love Cuba... Most of the iconic rum cocktails were invented here...thanks for this
How nice of him to share.
This recipe absolutely set my last gathering on fire!! The ladys loved it
Rudy T, So glad to hear it!
Just made one. WOW! Definitely the best!
Dan Walker, Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment.
17 years definitely he got tremendous love on mojito
There is a lot of love in it
Just made this mojito. I didn't have basic white rum, but I had white coconut rum, it's SOOOO GOOOD.
What is rum
@@rachaelmbindyo2968 it's a liquor
Thank you
@@rachaelmbindyo2968 its mur backwards
I made it at home except that I added some lime wedges and muddled them into the sugar and mint and added about 1/4 cup club soda over lime wedges. Turned out delicious! Thanks for this recipe!
Sounds great!
So you didn't make this at all?
Always satisfying to see a master at work. Nice drink.
Thank you! Cheers!
A great philosopher once said " Mojito baby! "
I need this in my life lol
Thanks for watching.
I love it
Traditional, authentic, unique 👌
So I've been basically doing it all wrong lol! Great video man! Thanks :) By the way, what is the big difference in taste without having the club soda? I will try it at home :)
Next time I top off the glass with Rum like he did. If someone asks how much Rum I’ll shrug shoulders and say It’s the metric system.
Your love for one another is inspiring - what we all hope to find with our friends.
❤. Cienfuegos Cuba. The city I was born. I always say is the best Mojito in the world. Very nostalgic video for me. Thank you
sometimes the easiest things are the best things. mojito is my all time favorite.
Well, thanks to the bartender Luiban Fernández H. for sharing his recipe. 💫
Wow hmmmmm❤❤❤
Im giing to try this for sure! Looks great
A splash of seltzer would make it perfect 👌
Challenge accepted, best mojito ever by Fausto Molina at Carlis fine Bistro & piano bar , Old San Juan P.R.
I can testify for this place 💪
Amen brother
Thanks for sharing 👍
I appreciate it alot.. I prepared it today ❤️
On my Bucket list!! Thanks for sharing!! That looks soooooo good!!!
Thanks for watching.
I had Emilio Estefan make me a mojito, and boy... it was gooooood :D
Haha, I'm sure it was! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
Love this video Cuba does have the best mojito ❤
What a class!
I simply loved the way he made the mojito! I am gonna try it and would share it with the rest of the world. Very simple, easy and quick. 👍🏻😀
Hope you enjoy.
@@LivingOverseasTV I love this video... 🤘🏻
@@LivingOverseasTV this is how I made the Mojito! My version.. my attempt.. 😀
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I made this myself, also tried with vodka and one with gin, you get a citrus gin and it’s amazing. But thank you for this recipe! Only way I make mojitos now, this man is a legend. Unfortunately where I live I have yet too see a bartender make one this way, so I can never order one at a bar now because this recipe blows them all outve the water lol
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see this mojito and subscribe the channel please.
I honestly think this recipe fire because you don't add soda water
I Love This Video
His style of mojito!❤
This is crazy I met and drank one from this man in 2019 ❤️🇨🇺
That’s fantastic! This mans name luiban Hernandez. He’s hit a Facebook account. He’s from Cienfuegos Cuba
No club soda! That's the way my Cuban friend makes them, too.
Make that man famous making more videos of him on the other drinks too. He seems to be honest and simple person.
Omg that's one of my favorites drink definitely I will try to make it someday. Thanks
Hemingway did not make Mojito famous he made Daiquiri famous he has no idea.
Wrong!! Mojitos.. he loved to drink mojitos with his cute young Cuban boys.
Hemingway didn’t invent or made famous the mojitos and Daiquiris. They were already famous. Hemingway did make famous the papas Hemingway!!!! A grapefruit extra shot daiquiri. Although he split his bar nights between el floridita and la bodeguita del medio. El floridita was his favorite. That’s the reason you can see a whole body bronze statue of himself in el floridita.
I use to say that there is no mojitos done right or wrong. Simply they are not the classic or the original. You can see mojitos done with sprite, foreigner rums, club soda, some people crush the leaves, some other the hole leaves with the stem, some people use vodka or tequila. They all are right and they can taste Fabulous, but they are not the original.
The original mojito:
(Mix in this order)
T spoon sugar
One whole Yerba buena ( not mint)
Crush the stem, leave the leave intact
Add 1/2 onz lemon juice
Add water and stir till the sugar is disolved
Add 2 onz of white rum
Add ice cubes
Fill with water to the top
Add 3 drops or 1 dash of angostura bitter
Enjoy
This is the original.
@@aldovitohe you know that Yerba buena is only the spanish notation for mint? There is no such plant as Yerba buena which differs to mint...
@@aldovitohe , Thanks for taking the time for such a nice explanation.
@@aldovitohe I've watched about six mojito videos today and each was different.. I wasn't aware that they were made with spoonfuls of sugar I assume they all use syrup. I have to say it's one of the prettiest drinks. It looks like it tastes, clean and refreshing.
These are so good, I remember having 5 or 6 of these. I was fine until I got up.
Hawaiian Punch, Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment.
Best mojito recipie from Best bar man
Best mojito I had was that upstairs bar overlooking the old city in Havana. It was amazing
La Guardia Havanna. Had my first there. Anyone else?