Classic Mint Mojito
Ingredients:
1/2 oz. lime juice (squeezed fresh)
1 tsp. finely granulated sugar
3 mint leaves
2 oz. white rum
Club soda or seltzer
Instructions:
Muddle the lime juice with 1/2 to 1 teaspoon sugar and mint leaves. Fill the glass about 2/3 with ice and add rum. Garnish with used lime and and top off with club soda or seltzer.
Coconut Mojito Pitcher
Ingredients:
1 cup packed fresh mint leaves
4 ounces fresh lime juice
4 ounces Simple Syrup, recipe follows
16 ounces coconut water, chilled
8 ounces white rum, chilled
1 cup granulated sugar (for simple syrup)
Ice
Instructions:
Muddle mint, lime juice and Simple Syrup in a pitcher. Pour in the coconut water and rum. Add ice to fill a pitcher, and stir to combine.
Strawberry Mojito
Ingredients:
Ice
5 to 6 fresh mint leaves
2 strawberries, cut into quarters
2 ounces citrus rum
1 ounce simple syrup
1 ounce lime juice
Instructions:
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the mint and strawberries and muddle all together. Pour in the citrus rum, simple syrup, and lime juice. Shake and pour into a glass. Garnish with strawberries and or mint.
– Guy Fieri for Food Network
Blackberry Mojito
Ingredients:
2 oz light rum
.75 oz lime juice
.75 oz simple syrup
4-5 muddled blackberries
7-10 mint leaves
Soda water
Instructions:
Muddle and shake ingredients without soda water. Add soda water to Collins glass with strained ingredients and ice. Garnish with mint leaves and blackberry. Stir lightly and serve.
–Courtesy Weft & Warp Art Bar + Kitchen in Scottsdale, Arizona
Vodka Blueberry Mojito
Ingredients:
8 mint leaves
10 blueberries
1/2 oz simple syrup
2 oz blueberry vodka
1 oz lime juice
Club soda or seltzer
Ice
Instructions:
Muddle the mint, blueberries, and syrup in a shaker. Add the lime juice and vodka and fill remaining space with ice. Shake thoroughly. Strain into highball or collins glass–you can add ice to either of those first if you like– and top off with club soda or seltzer. Garnish with mint and or blueberries.
Raspberry Mojito
Ingredients:
Handful mint leaves
3 whole raspberries
Juice of 1 lime
2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 ounces spiced rum
Club soda
Ice
Instructions:
Muddle the mint, raspberries, lime juice and sugar in the glass. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice; add the rum and shake for 15 seconds. Pour into the glass and top with the club soda.
– Rachael Ray
Mango Mojito
Ingredients:
4 mangoes peeled and chopped
1 1/2 cups lime juice
2/3 cup packed mint leaves
2 cups rum
2 12 oz cans club soda or seltzer
Ice
Instructions:
Combine mango, rum, and lime juice in blender until smooth. Add mint leaves and blend again. Add club soda or seltzer and stir. Pour over ice and garnish with thin slice of mango
Cocojito
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Diplomatico Planas
.25 oz simple syrup
.5 oz coconut milk
.25 oz dark creme de cacao
5-10 mint leaves
Vanilla soda
Instructions:
Add mint leaves to glass and remaining ingredients with pebble ice. Swizzle until liquids are incorporated. Add more ice to top of glass and top with soda. Garnish with mint bouquet.
