Summer is in full swing and a personal pastime for myself is concocting my favorite patio friendly libation: The Mojito.
Considered the national cocktail of Cuba, the Mojito has a long and disputed history. This Wikipedia page sheds some light on it’s history:
“Some say the drink was developed in the 1500’s when the famed explorer Sir Francis Drake landed in the city of Havana in order to sack the city of its gold. While the invasion was unsuccessful, an associate of Sir Francis Drake, named Richard Drake, created an early version of the mojito called ” El Draque ” out of aguardiente ( a crude form of rum,) sugar, lime, and mint. Others say the drink was invented by African slaves working in the Cuban sugar cane fields.”
For me personally the love affair with this drink began nearly 20 years ago after a visit to La Bodeguita Del Medio in Puerto Vallarta, México.