Easy Christmas Mojito Recipe | Festive Holiday Cocktail
Ingredients
Ingredients for this festive christmas cocktail:
- Fresh mint leaves about 10 per drink
- 2 ounces white rum
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice freshly squeezed
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar or to taste
- Cranberry juice unsweetened or sweetened
- Club soda water
- Garnish: Fresh cranberries
- Garnish: Lime slices
- Garnish: Rosemary sprig
- Crushed ice
Alternative Ingredients:
- Mint leaves – Basil rosemary
- White rum – Spiced rum vodka, coconut rum, non-alcoholic rum
- Lime juice – Lemon juice bottled lime juice
- Granulated sugar – simple syrup honey, agave syrup, stevia
- Cranberry juice – pomegranate juice cherry juice, or cranberry syrup
- Soda water – Tonic water sparkling water (flavored)
- Fresh cranberries – Pomegranate arils seeds, dried cranberry
- Lime wedge – Orange slices lemon slices
- Rosemary sprig – Cinnamon stick thyme sprig, mint sprig
Instructions
- Step 1: Take a sturdy glass and add mint leaves, sugar, and lime juice into it – muddle it at the bottom of the glass to release the mint’s essential oils until the sugar is fully dissolved.
- Step 2: Pour rum into the glass and stir it well to combine everything – you can also use a cocktail shaker but don’t shake as rigorously.
- Step 3: Add a splash of cranberry juice for a festive color, and adjust based on how tart or sweet you want the cocktail to be.
- Step 4: Fill the glass with crushed ice, but leave some space on the top for soda – then top off the drink with club soda and give it a gentle stir.
- Step 5: Finally, garnish your cocktail with fresh cranberries, a slice of lime, and a rosemary sprig to really give it a Christmas theme.