Mojito Blanco
Jeremy Whitelaw
The ultimate drink for those who love mint and lime! This variation on a classic mojito uses a blanco or silver tequila instead of the classic rum.
Total Time 5 minutes mins
Course Drinks
Cuisine cuban, Mexican
- 1.5 oz Blanco Tequila
- 1 lime worth of juice
- 5 mint leaves
- 2 tsp cane sugar
- 6 oz mineral water
Add lime juice, mint leaves, cane sugar, and splash of minearl water to a highball glass.
Muddle ingredients in glass. Work ingredients enough to dissolve sugar, but not so much that the mint gets destroyed.
Add plenty of ice to the glass.
Pour in tequila.
Add in remaining mineral water and mix.
Garinsh with extra mint and lime wedge.
Replace tequila with rum for traditional mojito.
Use Topo Chico mineral water, your taste buds will thank you.
Keyword drinks, mojito, rum, tequila