Making A Mint Mojito, Mocktail, Summer-Drink

• Drink: Mint Mojito

• Writer: Alice

• Content-Type: Food Blog

This mint mojito recipe is ideal if you’re looking for a fun summertime beverage.

Mint Mojito is delicious, hydrating, and quite simple to make.

What do you make when life gives you mint leaves? Recipe for a mint mojito!

What am I going to do with all this mint? That was my first thought when my friend and I planted our tiny back deck garden last summer.

The best-looking plants were the lush, leafy mint bushes, while the basil and eggplant also looked wonderful.

I’ve been adding mint to salads and pesto-like crazy this summer, but I wanted to find a method to truly highlight the lovely, fragrant leaves. The ideal answer looked to be a mint mojito recipe.

I’ve been making this traditional rum cocktail nonstop for the past two weeks. It’s incredibly reviving to mix herbaceous mint, sour lime, and effervescent soda water.

I also adore how lovely it is. This mojito has mint leaves and a lime wedge as garnish, making it appear to be a classy beverage you may find in a restaurant or bar. However, making it at home is simple! There isn’t a better method, in my opinion, to cool off on a hot summer day.

RECIPE FOR A MOJITO INGREDIENTS

What you will need to make this mint mojito recipe is as follows:

• The star of this traditional cocktail is fresh mint! To give the cocktail taste, you’ll muddle some mint leaves. You’ll also add additional to the glass as a garnish.
• Any white rum will do in this recipe, though Jack and I use 10 Cane and Bacardi Silver Rum. Feel free to employ your preferred one!
• Juice from fresh lime gives a zesty, tangy flavor. In making this mojito recipe, always, always use freshly squeezed lime juice.
• Simple syrup – While traditional mojito recipes call for sugar, I prefer to substitute simple syrup. As there is no need to mix the sugar with the lime and mint, the preparation is simplified. I like to keep simple syrup on hand for whenever I feel like having a good time with a cocktail because it keeps for several weeks in the fridge.
• Club soda or sparkling water – It adds a pleasant sparkle to the beverage and balances the alcohol and sour lime flavors.
• You need ice to produce a cool, refreshing mojito.

CREATING A MOJITO

Have you ever wanted to create a mojito? What you must do is as follows:

• Mint should first be mushed. It should be pressed with a cocktail muddler in the bottom of a cocktail shaker until it releases an aromatic scent. Not crushing or pulverizing the mint is what you’re going for when you muddle it. Instead, lightly bruise it to encourage the release of its fragrant aromas. With your muddler, this should just require a few strokes!
• Next, shake! In the cocktail shaker, combine the rum, lime juice, simple syrup, and a few cubes of ice. Shake rapidly until the mixture is thoroughly blended and cooled.
• Strain your mojito after that. Over an ice-filled glass, strain the cocktail shaker’s contents. Add soda water to the top of your glass, then top it off with lime slices and additional fresh mint sprigs.
• Taste and adjust, then. Any time you make a drink at home, this step is crucial. It allows you the ability to personalize your beverage to suit your preferences and strike the perfect flavor balance. Add more lime juice for a tarter mojito if you wish. Add a little more simple syrup to make it sweeter. Not enough power? You are aware of what to do, therefore.

Enjoy!

MINT MOJITO

Use this simple mojito recipe to stay cool! This cool cocktail is best served in the summer and is made with rum, lime juice, simple syrup, and fresh mint.

INGREDIENTS

• 5 mint leaves, more for garnish
• 2 ounces white rum
• 1-ounce fresh lime juice
• 1/2 ounce simple syrup
• Ice
• Club soda or sparkling water
• Lime slices, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Mint should be lightly muddled in the bottom of a cocktail shaker until fragrant. Shake the rum with some ice, lime juice, simple syrup, and ice cubes.
2. Strain into an ice-filled glass. Add a splash of club soda on top, followed by lime slices and additional mint.