Raspberry Mojito Recipe {5-Minute co*cktail} - Cookin Canuck (2024)

FAQs

What is raspberry mojito made of? ›

Mix the sugar and fresh lime juice with a spoon in your glass. Muddle the mint sprigs and raspberries in the sugar and lime mixture. Add the rum and ice cubes, then mix again. Top up the glass with a splash sparkling water.

It's traditionally served in a tall glass with ice (such as a Collins). While there are so many variations– some of which I'll share below– a basic mojito offers a combination of sweetness, tart lime, and herbal minty flavors: Rum.

The co*cktail often consists of five ingredients: white rum, sugar (traditionally sugar cane juice), lime juice, soda water, and mint. Its combination of sweetness, citrus, and herbaceous mint flavors is intended to complement the rum, and has made the mojito a popular summer drink.

How Strong Is the Mojito? The mojito is not a terribly strong co*cktail. When made with 80-proof rum, the alcohol content falls in the 13 percent ABV (26 proof) range. That makes it equivalent to a glass of wine, only far more refreshing.

Fresh, zesty, sweet

A funky twist on a Cuban classic – Funkin Raspberry Mojito Mixer is a delicious mix of Chilean and Serbian raspberries, fresh mint and lime. Make one up in minutes for instant enjoyment. Just add rum and ice, shake, and garnish with raspberry, lime and mint.

Mojitos have, in my experience, an average amount of alcohol for a co*cktail; typically one ounce of rum. For a person with low alcohol tolerance, one mojito can cause tipsiness, sure.

Do use crushed ice in your mojitos. Crushed ice will melt faster, which is a good thing in a drink with such strong flavors. The extra surface area of crushed ice also means a colder drink. Do not use a pre-made mojito mix out of a bottle.

The purpose of stirring a co*cktail, as opposed to shaking, is to agitate the ice as little as possible so the drink has a smooth and even texture without any air bubbles.

Try the queen's park swizzle, a Trinidadian co*cktail that's strikingly similar to the mojito (except for the added Angostura bitters). The daisy de santiago is another lime-forward Cuban co*cktail from the 1920s, but it's much less minty than a mojito, and includes a herby, yellow French liqueur called Chartreuse.

The most common mistake in Mojito preparation is too much mudding which results in a bitter flavor. Finally, once you've given it all a good shake, you'll need to use a fine tea strainer to catch all of the mint particles.

Should mojitos be shaken or stirred? ›

This is an issue of debate, with many bartenders insisting to not shake mojitos lest you bruise the delicate mint leaves (which you just muddled....) and release bitterness from them. We disagree! Given the addition of lime into this co*cktail, shaking releases the full flavor of the citrus in ways a simple stir cannot.

White Rum: White rum, also known as light rum or silver rum, is a common choice for mojitos. It is generally lighter in flavor and has a cleaner, more neutral taste. White rum allows the fresh flavors of mint and lime to shine through, creating a bright and refreshing mojito.

Non Alcoholic Mojito (mocktail) or Virgin Mojito is a refreshing blend of mint leaves, apple juice, lime juice, elderflower cordial and soda water.

Originally developed as a remedy for tropical illness, the mojito has become a staple summertime co*cktail. If you're mixing up a batch of mojitos but discover you're out of rum, substitute Grey Goose Vodka for the 1 ½ oz of rum, muddle your mint and lime, then shake and build the drink as you would typically.

Toss juiced limes into the pitcher along with mint, strawberries, and 1 cup sugar. Crush with a muddler to release strawberry juice and mint oil. Stir in club soda and rum until sugar has dissolved. Pour into the prepared glasses over ice cubes to serve.

Directions. Combine lime juice, simple syrup, mint leaves and lime zest in a pitcher; using the handle of a long wooden spoon, lightly crush the mint and zest. Add ice cubes and sparkling water; stir to mix well.

Ingredients. Sugar, water, natural mint flavouring, natural lime flavouring.

Muddle Torani Syrup, mint and lime in a mixing tin. Add rum and fill with ice. Shake well and pour mixture into a pint glass. Top with soda water and garnish with a freshly spanked sprig of mint.