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Anna Dykeman

Cranberry Mojito Recipe | Best Spring Cocktail

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Your simple ingredients:
  • 1.5 to 2 oz White Rum 45 to 60 ml
  • 1 oz Cranberry Syrup 30 ml
  • 0.5 oz Lime Juice 15 ml
  • 2-3 oz Soda Water to top off 60 to 90 ml
  • Ice cubes
  • Fresh mint leaves
  • Fresh cranberries for both the cranberry syrup and garnish
  • Lime both juice and slices for garnish
  • Optional: Sugar for rim
Alternative Ingredients:
  • Rum – Vodka gin, Captain Morgan rum
  • Cranberry Syrup – Raspberry syrup blueberry syrup, pomegranate syrup, store-bought fruit-flavored syrup
  • Lime Juice – Lemon juice a mix of lemon and orange juice
  • Soda Water – Citrus-flavored sparkling water ginger ale, club soda, seltzer water
  • Sugar for syrup – Honey, agave syrup, artificial sweeteners
  • Mint Leaves – Basil thyme
  • Garnish – Orange slices lemon slices, assorted berries

Method
 

  1. You can either buy a ready-made cranberry syrup from the grocery store or make your own cranberry reduction by taking a saucepan and combining a handful of cranberries, sugar, and water. Bring it all to a boil and let it simmer until the cranberries burst and the mixture overall thickens, then strain the syrup and let it cool off.
  2. Place your glass in the fridge before starting to mix – when ready, muddle mint leaves and add fresh lime juice to it – this will release the lemons’ and mint’s aroma.
  3. Add ice cubes to the glass and pour a shot or white rum, before adding a splash of your store-bought or homemade cranberry syrup – this will give you this beautiful red tone and a sweet-tart flavor that will give the drink a nice balance.
  4. Top your drink off your cranberry mixture with a soda water for some extra fizz and garnish it with fresh cranberries, lime wedges, and a sprig of mint.