The Cojito is a sweet cocktail made with

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and

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, and typically

rum Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is usually aged in oak barrels. Rum is produced in nearly every sugar-producing region of the world, such as the Ph ...

and coconut. It is a variant of the

mojito Mojito (; ) is a traditional Cuban punch. The cocktail often consists of five ingredients: white rum, sugar (traditionally sugar cane juice), lime juice, soda water, and mint. Its combination of sweetness, citrus, and herbaceous mint flavors ...

, 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. Coconut on the rim of the

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may also be used. The use of coconut rum gives the Cojito a more "tropical" taste than the mojito. The strong minty taste may lead some to adjust downward the quantity of fresh mint leaves used.

Variants

Several variants of the Cojito exist: * The ''sparkling Cojito'' includes

seltzer water Carbonated water (also known as soda water, sparkling water, fizzy water, club soda, water with gas, in many places as mineral water, or especially in the United States as seltzer or seltzer water) is water containing dissolved carbon dioxide gas, ...

. Similarly, lemon-lime soda can be included in the recipe. * ''Herbal Cojitos'' may include

basil Basil (, ; ''Ocimum basilicum'' , also called great basil, is a culinary herb of the family Lamiaceae (mints). It is a tender plant, and is used in cuisines worldwide. In Western cuisine, the generic term "basil" refers to the variety also k ...

and even

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as ingredients. * The ''Co Cojito'', originated by the self-described "Restaurant & Chocolate Boutique" Co Co. Sala in

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, is based on

chocolate Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cacao seed kernels that is available as a liquid, solid, or paste, either on its own or as a flavoring agent in other foods. Cacao has been consumed in some form since at least the Olmec civ ...

-infused

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and adds dark

flakes as a flavoring agent, in addition to the usual lime and mint.

Locales

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

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External links

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