Oh, come on, it’s not as depressing as it sounds. I had some leftover white wine with the cork left in, and I craved a wine mojito. All the recipes I found on the interwebs were for pitchers of drinks, and I was certain a Mojito Pitcher For One would be depressing.
Imagine it is 1961. An upper-middle-class businessman arrives home after a long day’s work, and is greeted at the door by his beaming, bouffant-crowned wife, bearing a mixed drink in one hand and the evening paper in the other. Well, I am my own housewife, tonight, greeting myself at the end of my day, beaming, with a wine mojito in one hand and the TiVo remote with the other.
Please do not parse this deeply flawed analogy. Have a drink instead.
Wine Mojito For One
1 lime, cut into quarters
White wine (preferably cheap)
Several mint leaves, carelessly torn
11/2 tsp sugar
2 ice cubes
sparkling water (optional, ie if you do not have any then do not sweat it)
Squeeze one of the quarter-limes into a container with a tight-fitting lid, such as a small Rubbermaid container or, I dunno, a jar…? (We’re improvising. This is a cocktail for one, made in a time of great need, and we have no time for questions.)
Add the sugar, the mint leaves, the ice cubes, and a glass of white wine (not too generous a glass, or it won’t taste good. There are three quarter-limes left; you can always make another mojito).
Put the lid on the container securely. If you have any doubts whatsoever, hold the container’s lid with one hand during the next step, unless you want to be sprayed with mojito.
Shake the container fiercely, until the sugar has dissolved or it is no longer enjoyable to do so, whichever comes first.
Strain into a wine glass. Add a splash of sparkling water.
Relax in your easy chair, for you are your own housewife, and you have had a long day.
P.S. If you replace the mint with chopped shizo, and it rocks your face off with its deliciousness, don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Photo by ecstaticist.
2 Comments
analogy understood and your mojito sounds really tasty!
Love it! I am a breastfeeding mama and so hard booze is not a good idea. And, I like to limit my intake to maybe a drink here and there – and lately been into ‘watering’ down drinks w/soda water so I can even have two YAY!. Anyhow – I was craving a mojito, wondering if I could do it w/white wine for this 4th of July weekend and came upon your recipe! Can’t wait to try it! I have all the makings. Thank you!
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