Name: Virgin mojito
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Serves 1
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 1 lime halved and sliced into wedges; 1 tsp caster sugar; 6 mint leaves plus extra to garnish; 3-4 tbsp apple juice; a dash almond extract; for topping up sparkling water

Virgin mojito

Hannah Guinness

Published: February 20, 2020 at 4:05 PM

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Serves 1

Easy

Total time: 5 mins

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Make this minty cocktail zero-alcohol by swapping the rum for apple juice mixed with almond extract. All the Cuban flavour, none of the hangover!

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What is a mojito?

A deliciously refreshing blend of rum, mint, soda water, sugar and lime juice, the origins of this classic Cuban cocktail stretch back to the 1500s but it exploded in popularity in the 19th century with the birth of the Bacardí rum brand. Try our classic mojito recipe.

How to make a mojito mocktail

Here, we've given this drink a zero-alcohol twist by swapping the rum for apple juice mixed with a dash of almond extract. Trust us, it works!

Mojito mocktail recipe

Ingredients

1 lime

halved and sliced into wedges
1 tsp caster sugar
6 mint leaves

plus extra to garnish
3-4 tbsp apple juice
a dash almond extract
for topping up sparkling water

Method

step 1

Use the end of a rolling pin to muddle the lime wedges with the sugar in a highball glass. Add the mint leaves and lightly muddle again. Fill the glass with ice and pour over the fruit juice and almond extract. Stir, then top up with sparkling water and garnish with more mint leaves.

Make the original boozy mojito, right here

Original Mojito Recipe

Authors

Hannah GuinnessSenior sub editor and drinks writer

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