Cojito

The Cojito is a sweet cocktail made with lime and mint, and typically rum and coconut. It is a variant of the mojito, but typically adds coconut flavor. This can be done by adding coconut milk or coconut-flavored liqueurs, or by using coconut-flavored rum such as Blue Chair Bay, Cruzan coconut, or Malibu.Template:RTemplate:RTemplate:RTemplate:RTemplate:R Coconut on the rim of the cocktail glass may also be used.Template:R The use of coconut rum gives the Cojito a more "tropical" taste than the mojito.Template:R The strong minty taste may lead some to adjust downward the quantity of fresh mint leaves used.Template:R

Variants

Several variants of the Cojito exist:

• The sparkling Cojito includes seltzer water.Template:R Similarly, lemon-lime soda can be included in the recipe.Template:R
• Herbal Cojitos may include basilTemplate:RTemplate:R and even lemongrass as ingredients.Template:R
• The Co Cojito, originated by the self-described "Restaurant & Chocolate Boutique" Co Co. SalaTemplate:R in Washington, DC,Template:R is based on chocolate-infused vodka and adds dark chocolate flakes as a flavoring agent, in addition to the usual lime and mint.Template:RTemplate:R

Locales

The Cojito is popular in Cuba,Template:R, and is thought of as a "Latin" drink,Template:R but is also served in restaurants in the British Virgin Islands,Template:R the United States,Template:R and even Laos.Template:R

External links

• Cojito cocktail recipe (on page 12)^{archive 2017-07-03}