The origins of the Mojito are a bit muddy. Some say the drink originated from an earlier drink discovered by explorer and privateer Sir Francis Drake while exploring Cuba, some say that Havana Bartender Constantino Rabailagua created it in Havana at the La Floridita bar and some others say that it was Cuban bartenders riffing off the Mint Julep that gave life to this cocktail. Wherever and whenever it comes from we know that it’s a Cuban drink made with good rum, mint, and lime and that it is an essential highball drink that everyone should learn.
The mojito more than many many other drinks is one of those seemingly simple drinks with the ability to transport you to another time and place when you drink it, it’s also one of those drinks that evolves as it dilutes giving you a marked difference between the first and last sip.
