How to make a mojito

By Mary Ward
Updated March 9 2015 - 10:13am, first published January 30 2015 - 2:21pm
A Mojito from The Cuban Place. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
A Mojito from The Cuban Place. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
Mixmaster: Bartender Silvia Ali Idris finishes off a mojito at The Cuban Place. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
Mixmaster: Bartender Silvia Ali Idris finishes off a mojito at The Cuban Place. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
Mixmaster: Bartender Silvia Ali Idris finishes off a mojito at The Cuban Place. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
Mixmaster: Bartender Silvia Ali Idris finishes off a mojito at The Cuban Place. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
A Mojito from The Cuban Place. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
A Mojito from The Cuban Place. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
Mixmaster: Bartender Silvia Ali Idris finishes off a mojito at The Cuban Place. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
Mixmaster: Bartender Silvia Ali Idris finishes off a mojito at The Cuban Place. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
A Mojito from The Cuban Place. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
A Mojito from The Cuban Place. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
Mixmaster: Bartender Silvia Ali Idris finishes off a mojito at The Cuban Place. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
Mixmaster: Bartender Silvia Ali Idris finishes off a mojito at The Cuban Place. Photo: Sahlan Hayes

The mojito may be a popular perennial on the Australian bar scene but its seafaring roots are far from glamorous.