As promised, I’ve started working (well, I’m starting with this post) with someone who really knows her cocktails, and I’m not the only one who thinks so. Above all, she knows how to make them. Kryfka, whose “work” you can admire on Pinterest, works magic. Admittedly, whenever I turn up at her place, her drinks cabinet takes a hit.
Kryfka will write the cocktail recipes, fairly regularly I hope, and I’ll publish them. Why? Because even Prymitywna Kuchnia, particularly with a bloke running it, deserves a little liquid indulgence now and then 🙂 Ladies and gentlemen, here’s our first cocktail recipe. It’s festive, wintry and, of course, very popular. It is, after all, a twist on the famous “mo-jai-to” 😉
Prymitywna Kuchnia proudly present drinks by Kryfka.
This Christmas mojito will make a refreshing change between meals. The mint will help take the edge off any festive overindulgence.
At a glance:
Preparation time: 5 minutes,
Serves: 1
How many calories? I don’t know exactly, but fairly few
Ingredients:
- 40 ml white rum
- a lime
- 2 teaspoons of brown sugar
- fresh mint
- crushed ice
- sparkling water
- whole cranberries, fresh or frozen
- a few teaspoons of cranberry juice
Method:
Cut up the lime, keeping a wedge or slice for the garnish and cutting the rest into small pieces. Put the lime in a large, tall glass and sprinkle with the sugar. Crush it with the professional tool known as a muddler or just use a wooden spoon. Add the mint leaves, saving the prettiest sprigs for the garnish. Muddle again, pressing the mint gently. Fill with crushed ice, pour in the rum and cranberry juice and add a few cranberries. Stir the mixture and top up with sparkling water. Add more crushed ice until it’s piled high. Garnish with the lime wedge, mint sprigs and cranberries.
Notes:
It’s easy to make a ginger version of the classic mojito: top it up with ginger beer instead of water. A mojito also makes a lovely base for fruity cocktails. A few examples:
The drink in all its glory:
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