Who Really Invented the Mojito?
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A mojito consists of white rum, sugar, lime juice, soda water and spearmint. It's a long drink that has a relatively low alcohol content.
Mojito is the kind of drink that even the least skilled of bartenders will have a go at making, but there is some dispute over who was the first to do so.
One theory is that an associate of English pirate Sir Francis Drake invented the mojito in Havana, following an unsuccessful invasion in the 1500s.
As the story goes, his crew were suffering from scurvy and dysentery, two illnesses for which the local indigenous people were known to have medicine.
A group of men set off in search of help and came back with aguardiente, mint leaves, lime and sugar cane juice, which was swiftly turned into a drink.
Shortly after, a cocktail known as "El Draque," which was made with similar ingredients, became popular in Cuba.
An alternative version is that the mojito was invented by African slaves working in the fields of Cuba.
It is thought that the slaves gave their aguardiente concoction the name "mojito" from the word "mojo," which means "to cast a spell."
Yet another theory is that the mojito was invented at famous Havana watering hole La Bodeguita del Medio.
The owners of the bar claim that their bartenders were the first to make a mojito, and make a great deal of promotional noise based on that idea.
Given the simplicity of the drink, it's perfectly plausible that different people "invented" the mojito at different times.