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Cranberry Mojito Recipe | Best Spring Cocktail

Anna Dykeman
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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

Instructions
 

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.