Featuring a cocktail, its recipe and brief history!
July 25, 2021 featured cocktail...
Directions:
Makes 8 cocktails
Optional: 4 hours before preparing drink, pour 12 ounces of rum in small, glass pitcher (or tall glass) filled strawberries, 3 mint leaves and limes. Do not refrigerate immediately. Cover top with lid or saran wrap. Sit in a warm place or sunny window (do not sit outside). Stir gently once per hour for 3 hours. Refrigerate for one hour.
Chill glass:
Rinse tall rocks glass or highball glass and place in freezer until ready to serve or fill glass with ice water while preparing cocktail.
Blended:
Pour strawberry and lime segments with 1 - 2 ounces of rum from pitcher into shaker. Then also place 2 mint leaves, ice and simple syrup in shaker. Shake lightly until blended. Pour out water from serving glass or remove cold glass from freezer and pour strained contents from the shaker into the glass. Top with soda water. Drop fresh strawberries, limes and mint leaves in cocktail. Cut a small slit in the top and bottom of a strawberry. Don't halve. Stick two mint leaves in the top slit of the berry and garnish the cocktail with the mint leave berry (bottom slit to glass).
Non-Alcoholic
Keep the above recipe but substitute Ritual Rum Alternative for the rum and keep the rest of the recipe the same.
History
While it's possible one person can claim to be the inventor of the strawberry mojito, like many popular drinks, variations naturally evolve over time. Attributing credit to any one person or company for this popular variation couldn't be done.
So, we included the history of the mojito with this cocktail since it is the cocktail that the strawberry version was based upon.
The mojito is thought to have originated in Cuba and is still Cuba's national drink. It was very popular with pirates and Caribbean Swashbucklers. It's overall popularity is attributed to the creation of the Bacardi Company in the 1800s. It also gained fame when Earnest Hemingway recognized it as his favorite drink.
However, disputes of it's origin continue as it has history that goes back to the exploits of Sir Francis Drake, an English slave trader in the 1500s. His crew was overcome with scurvy after winning the Battle of Cartagena de Indias in 1586. They stopped in Havana for help and the locals supplied them with lime (which prevents scurvy), fresh mint (good to reduce nausea) and 'aguardiente' (fermented sugarcane) a less refined version of rum. The locals then named this concoction El Draque, named after Sir Francis Drake. The drink would later be called the Mojito. Since the main problem with this theory is that rum was undocumented until the 1620s, the drink may have had a some variation. However, overall, this is the most widely believed origin of this famous cocktail.
Last featured cocktail was the Blue Tahoe
Next featured cocktail is the Strawberries and Cream Splash
As always drink responsibly or try the non-alcoholic versions!
The best times in life aren't spent worrying over the past. They are spent living in the moment with great friends and family. So, get out there and enjoy the season! Just don't overdo it. Make or order this featured cocktail with or without alcohol as a perfect accent to a holiday event or a night out on the town!
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