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What alcohol is best for Mojitos?
The 5 Best Rums for Your Mojito
- Bacardi Silver Rum. Probably the most well known of them all, Bacardi Silver is the perfect mix-in for your Mojito.
- Appleton White Rum.
- Havana Club Anejo Blanco Rum.
- Cruzan Light Rum.
- Mount Gay Eclipse Silver Rum.
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Can you use gin instead of rum?
Yes, you could just use a regular mojito recipe and instead of adding rum, add gin. But this recipe is tested specifically with gin to make sure the balance of ingredients compliments the flavor of the gin, while still tasting like a classic mojito. It’s perfect if you love gin or if you hate rum.
What is a good drink to mix with gin?
8 of the Best Gin Mixers
- Vermouth. The marriage of gin and dry vermouth in the Martini goes back at least a hundred years, but dry vermouths are far from interchangeable.
- Tonic.
- Soda Water.
- Lime.
- Grapefruit.
- Pineapple Juice.
- Flavored Seltzer.
- Cucumber.
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Why are Mojitos called virgins?
The Rose Mojito, which is a Mojito variation containing the rose-flavored spirit, Lanique, was first created at the Albert’s Schloss bar in Manchester, England. A Mojito without alcohol is called a Virgin Mojito or Nojito. The Cojito adds coconut flavor, often through the use of coconut-flavored rum.
What alcohol goes in a mojito?
Best Rum for Mojitos
- Mount Gay Eclipse.
- Havana Club.
- Bacardi Silver.
- Flor De Cana 4.
- The Real McCoy.
- Street Pumas Rum.
- Rhum Barbancourt White.
- Eldorado.
What rum is best for mojitos?
You can still make a mojito recipe if there’s no rum on hand or you don’t love the spirit. Can you make a Vodka Mojito? Yes, vodka works as a swap for rum in this classic drink.
Can I use gin for pina colada?
This twist on the classic Pixf1a Colada cocktail is gin-based and has a multitude of tropical flavors.
Does gin and rum go together?
The good news is that rum is an excellent bedfellow (glass-fellow?) for our favourite spirit. We promise that rum and gin together makes for a surprisingly delicious combination. Just go easy on the quantities of these tasty tipples, or your celebrations could get a little, um, rowdy!
What can I substitute for gin?
Substitutes: vodka (This turns a martini into a vodka martini, a gimlet into a vodka gimlet, a gin and tonic into a vodka and tonic, a Tom Collins into a vodka Collins, and so forth.) OR white rum OR whiskey OR tequila OR brandy (This turns an Alexander into a Brandy Alexander.)