Mojito

Mojito 

An Exotic rum mixed with fresh lime and mint tumbled elegantly over packed icy mass is a cause for celebration

Ingredients:

  • 60 ml white rum (we use Bacardi)
  • 1 tbs (20ml) lime or passionfruit simple syrup
  • juice 1/2 lime (10ml)
  • 1 cup of crushed ice
  • 10 mint leaves
  • club soda
  • 3-6 mint leaves
  • 2-3 lime wheels

Instructions:

  1. Mix the simple syrup with fresh lime juice in a Collins glass
  2. Add 1/4 of the crushed ice
  3. Take 10 mint leaves and rub them over rim of the glass then tear up and throw into the glass
  4. Add the rum and stir
  5. Add the rest of the ice and top with club soda
  6. Stick some lime wheels into the glass for visual appeal
  7. Garnish the top of the glass with a sprig of mint

Blackberry Mojito - Berry Fruit Variation

Mojitos are generally full of rum, lime juice, fresh mint and fruity flavour. You can make this delicious drink ahead of time in a jug and keep it cool in the fridge until your guests arrive.

Blackberries are in season so sweet tart and tasty they work well in many recipes so I could go past them without putting some punnets in my grocery trolley. I love to muddle them with lavender for a fruity floral gin and tonic, but I wanted to try something a little different and rum is my current go-to spirit after a trip to Hawaii.

Our blackberry mint mojito is an amazing backyard end of day drink perfect for relaxing in the warm weather and works perfectly as a mocktail in Feb Fast. How to make Mojitos is start with the best white rum and avoid the flavoured rums that can overpower the fresh mint leaves. Always use fresh ingredients in the peak of their season. Luckily mint grows all year round. This is a cocktail you can build up in a tall glass and add more or less of each ingredient to suit your taste.

Ingredients

  • 45ml white rum (remove for mocktail)
  • punnet of blackberries
  • 1 lime
  • 10ml lime simple syrup
  • ginger ale
  • ice

Instructions

  1. Cut one lime into half and one half into 4 wedges.
  2. Place a handful of blackberries into a tall glass.
  3. Squeeze half a lime (approx. 10 ml) over the berries.
  4. Lightly crush berries with muddler to release coloured juice.
  5. Note- for a darker the colour muddle berries into a puree.
  6. Add 4-6 large mint leaves and lightly crush leaves to release mint oil.
  7. Place 4 lime wedges into the cocktail.
  8. Pour over rum and simple syrup and mix well with a bar spoon.
  9. Add a scoop of crushed ice and top with ginger ale 
  10. Garnish with mint (option to skewer any remaining blackberries)

 

Red Hot Mojito- Chilli variation

The Mojito is a popular party drink in summer. This one is going to get the blood flowing. This drink has a complex balance of tart sweet spicy. It very smooth with a mild chilli heat giving way to a wonderful after taste that gives you a quick buzz.

Ingredients:

  • 60 ml white rum
  • 15 ml hibiscus simple syrup
  • 15 ml lime juice
  • 2-3 slices of red chilli
  • 2-3 lime wheels
  • mint
  • soda water

Method:

  1. Bruise the chilli in the bottom of a highball glass
  2. Add the rum lime juice and hibiscus syrup
  3. Half fill glass with crushed ice
  4. Fill remainder of glass with soda
  5. Use a long-handled spoon to mix
  6. Garnish with chilli rounds and lime wheels
  7. Top with a sprig of mint

 

Dragon fruit Mojito- Tropical fruit variation

A Dragon fruit Mojito is a delightfully fragrant cocktail that combines the tropical flavours of dragon fruit with the classic elements of a mojito. The Dragon Fruit Mojito is visually appealing with the pops of black pitaya. A generous pour of rum to provides the subtle kick. Soda water adds the effervescence and lightness to the cocktail. Sipping on a Dragon fruit Mojito is like taking a tropical vacation in a glass. The combination of sweet dragon fruit, refreshing mint, tangy lime and rum creates a balanced invigorating drink that is perfect for summer.

Ingredients:

  • 60ml white rum
  • 1/4 dragon fruit peeled and diced
  • 1/2 lime sliced into 4 wheels or wedges
  • 1/2 lime juiced
  • 15ml dragon fruit simple syrup
  • 6-8 mint leaves
  • soda water
  • ice cubes

Instructions:

  1. Add mint leaves, lime wheels, dragon fruit cubes, syrup, rum and lime juice to the glass.
  2. Cover with ice to 3/4 fill the glass
  3. Pour in soda and gently stir to mix
  4. Garnish lime and mint

 

Floral Rose Mojito- Sparkling Wine variation

When strawberries are ripe for the picking add a few to your mojito muddled together with floral Rose Garden syrup and aromatic mint to create a thirst-quenching blend cocktail that will quickly become your favourite spring treat.

Ingredients:

  • 45 ml white rum
  • 3 strawberries
  • 1 lime - 3/4 lime is 20 ml juice + 1/4 for garnish
  • 15 ml rose garden simple syrup
  • 8 mint leaves
  • ice cubes
  • 90 ml chilled sparkling rose

Instructions:

  1. Muddle strawberries lime juice mint and simple syrup together in a cocktail shaker
  2. Add rum and half fill shaker with ice
  3. Shake for 30 seconds
  4. Strain mixture into a wine or coup glass
  5. Top with sparkling rose
  6. Garnish with a lime wheel or wedge
  7. Option to add ice to glass
  8. Serves 1

 

Link to Seasonal Mojito - Lychee Ginger Mojito 

A mocktail version of this drink is also delicious 

Link to Mocktail- Lavender Mojito + Passionfruit Mojito + Green Tea Mojito


 

 

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