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Mojito is a romantic old-time cocktail that originated during the Cuban Revolution. It's made with white rum as a base, sugar, lime juice, mint and soda water.
Cuba is located in North America. Its main crop is sugar cane, so sugar cane has become the most important part of local people's lives. The base liquor of Mojito, white rum, is rum that has been distilled, filtered with activated carbon, and aged in barrels for more than one year. It has the characteristics of a dry taste and not a strong aroma. Therefore, it is often used to make cocktails. In the traditional Mojito, sugar cane juice is also used instead of sugar. It can be said that without sugar cane, there would be no Mojito.
The origin of Mojito has a profound relationship with Cuba’s history as a colony. In 1492, Columbus discovered the island of Cuba, and then the Spanish occupied Cuba. In 1762, the British defeated the Spanish and then occupied Cuba. After the British occupied Cuba, the famous pirate Francis Drake brought a pirate drink "Draque" to the island, which later became the most popular drink in Cuba. The prototype of Mojito.
In 1763, the Treaty of Paris was signed, and Spain exchanged most of Florida's territory for Cuba. Then began his 135-year rule over Cuba. Therefore, Cuba has a deep Spanish imprint, and the current official language of Cuba is Spanish.
The pronunciation of Mojito comes from a Spanish drink with lime juice flavor: Mojo Sauce. The word "Mojo" comes from the Spanish verb "Mojar", which means "to get wet". After the Spanish came to Cuba, the local improved "Draque" reminded the Spanish colonists of Mojo Sauce.
In the end, the cocktail with the original recipe provided by the British colonists, the raw materials provided by the Cuban people, and the Spanish colonists named it was officially called Mojito.