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| Before you say anything, yes, I know these aren't Creme Eggs. Artistic license. Or Creative Commons in this case. |
As an enthusiast of the unusual I was of course very interested to read this Metro article about Jack Williams's Creme Egg Mojito. Of course purists will insist that a mojito must only include lime, mint, sugar, rum and soda, but such people should A: probably get out a bit more often, even if only in their imaginations and B: consider that in Havana, by some accounts, you are quite likely to have your Mojito made with sacreligious lemon juice! Cocktailmaking has always been a tug of war between preserving the form and taking it to new places, and that's all part of the fun I suppose. But I digress.
I knew that the chocolate mojito concept worked well from having tried Michael Thompson's intriguing Chocolate Gin Mojito recipe, so I was confident that I could produce something fit for a human with this combination.
The Metro article only gives a rough guide to the preparation and ingredients of the Creme Egg Mojito, so with what I had to hand I tried my own version based on the same concept. It went something like this:
1.5 measures white rum
2/3rds of a measure creme de cacao blanc
Simple syrup
Half a lime
A few mint leaves
Half a creme egg
Soda water
If I recall correctly (I'm writing a good week after the event itself) I started in a conventional fashion, gently pressing the mint in the bottom of the glass, then adding the lime juice, then I actually muddled the creme egg half (which the original recipe, I now note, did not do) until it was a right mess. Then I added the creme de cacao and syrup, then filled the glass with crushed ice, added the rum, used my bar spoon to bring the mint leaves and chocolate pieces up from the bottom a little (as illustrated in the Chocolate Gin mojito video), and then finally added the soda, a straw, and the mint sprig garnish. From the look of the Jack Williams drink I'd say they must have used something like Mozart chocolate liqueur, as my drink was pretty clear in colour rather than chocolatey brown, but the flavour was still there. It's a nice combination, and not nearly as insane as it sounds. Definitely worth a try while the eggs are still on sale!
