| Drink | Nordic Mead Mojito, a mojito with mead |
| Base | Bacardi rum, mead, lime, mint, cane sugar and sparkling water |
| In our recipe | 4 cl Bacardi Carta Blanca, 2 cl Gunlöd Mead, 8-12 mint leaves, 1/2 lime in wedges, cane sugar, sparkling water |
| Method | All except the sparkling water in a shaker with ice, poured into the glass and topped with sparkling water |
| Garnish | Lime wedges and mint leaves |
| The mead | Gunlöd Mead from Danish Nature Brew, 14% |
| Classic Mojito (IBA) | 4.5 cl white rum, 2 cl lime juice, 6 sprigs of mint, 2 tsp sugar, soda water |
How to make a Nordic Mead Mojito
Pour the Bacardi, mead, mint leaves, lime wedges and cane sugar into a shaker with ice. Pour into a Riedel glass, preferably chilled beforehand, and fill the rest of the glass with sparkling water. Garnish with lime wedges and mint leaves.
Mojito with mead history: what do we know?
We have not been able to find a source for who first put mead in a mojito, or when. What we can tell you about is the two things the drink is built from. According to Wikipedia the mojito usually comes from Havana, Cuba, but the origin is disputed. Mead is much older. Wikipedia calls it possibly the most ancient alcoholic drink, and in Norse mythology the Mead of Poetry, made from the blood of Kvasir, turns anyone who drinks it into a poet or scholar. In Beowulf, Danish warriors drink mead.
About the mead in the recipe
The mead is Gunlöd Mead from Danish Nature Brew, a Danish mead of 14%. The rum is Bacardi Carta Blanca, a white rum of 37.5%.
About Danish Nature Brew Mead
Danish Nature Brew's Mead is brewed from old recipes that have been handed down through generations. We have taken these recipes and given them a Nordic, gastronomic boost with today's best organic ingredients.
Danish Nature Brew's mead is hand-brewed in central Jutland, where we take pride in brewing as naturally and environmentally friendly as possible.
Nordic G&T: 5 cl Naupe Gin, 10 cl Fever Tree Indian Tonic Water, 2 cl Mead from Danish Nature Brew, 3-5 sea buckthorn berries, the juice from half an organic lime and a good handful of ice cubes.
| | Our Nordic Mead Mojito / the IBA Mojito |
| Rum | 4 cl Bacardi / 4.5 cl white rum |
| Sweetness | 2 cl mead and cane sugar / 2 tsp sugar |
| Lime | 1/2 lime in wedges / 2 cl lime juice |
| Mint | 8-12 leaves / 6 sprigs |
| Top | Sparkling water / soda water |
| Method | Shaken / muddled in the glass |
The IBA recipe is from Wikipedia. Ours has mead and is shaken, so it is a variation on the classic.
Tips for your Nordic Mead Mojito
Use fresh mint leaves and chill the glass beforehand. You will find the equipment here: cocktail equipment. If you want the classic, read about our Mojito, or the one with strawberry: Strawberry Mojito.
Our verdict on the Nordic Mead Mojito
Mead is made from honey, so it gives a different sweetness than cane sugar alone. It is a simple way to give a mojito a Nordic touch. The recipe does not say how much cane sugar to use, so taste and adjust to your mead.
Frequently asked questions about the Mojito with mead recipe
What is a Nordic Mead Mojito?
A mojito with mead: rum, lime, mint and cane sugar, where 2 cl of mead gives the drink a Nordic twist.
What is in a Nordic Mead Mojito?
In our recipe it is 4 cl Bacardi, 2 cl Gunlöd Mead, 8-12 fresh mint leaves, half a lime in wedges, cane sugar and sparkling water.
What is mead?
According to Wikipedia, an alcoholic drink made by fermenting honey with water. Sometimes fruit, spices, grains or hops are added.
How much alcohol is there in mead?
It varies. According to Wikipedia from around 3.5% to more than 20%. Gunlöd Mead from Danish Nature Brew is 14%.
Which mead do you use?
Gunlöd Mead from Danish Nature Brew, which is hand-brewed in central Jutland.
Who invented the Nordic Mead Mojito?
We have not found a source for that.
How old is mead?
Wikipedia calls it possibly the most ancient alcoholic drink. The earliest clear evidence is Chinese pottery from at least 7000 BCE with traces of honey and fermentation.
What is the difference between a Mojito and a Nordic Mead Mojito?
Mead is part of the drink, and the lime goes in as wedges. Otherwise it is a mojito: rum, lime, mint, sugar and sparkling water.
Should a Nordic Mead Mojito be shaken or muddled?
In our recipe all ingredients except the sparkling water go into a shaker with ice. In the IBA classic mojito, mint, sugar and lime are muddled in the glass.
What is the garnish?
Lime wedges and mint leaves.
Read more about rum cocktails
Find more recipes with rum here at Whisky.dk, or see all our drink recipes. You can also read Wikipedia on mead.
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