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Hi, my name is Makoto Suzuki with Bozu Restaurant in New York City for About.com Food, and today we are making a shiso mojito.

Shiso Mojito Ingredients

For this cocktail, you will need:

• 2-3 fresh limes
• 4-6 shiso mint leaves
• 2-3 teaspoons sugar
• 2 ounces light rum
• 1 ounce Brazil cachac
• dash of key lime juice

Tear the Shiso Mint Leaves

Step one is to cut the limes and put the slices in a stir glass. Then tear the shiso mint leaves. Shiso is a Japanese mint leaf we usually use for Japanese cooking. Shiso is going to give the mojito its unique flavor.

Combine the Shiso Mojito Ingredients

Next, put the Japanese brown sugar - its called kibi sato - and simply squeeze the limes. Now I'm mixing lime, shiso, and brown sugar.

The next step is to add two ounces of light rum, one ounce of Brazilian cachaca, and a dash of key lime. And shake it! That's a shiso mojito.

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