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These Mojitos are made with fresh mint and lime! The perfect refreshing summer cocktail recipe.

Glass with mojito with fresh mint and lime wedges.


 

This mojito recipe makes the perfect drink for summer, or winter! I love the refreshing hint of lime, but even more I love the flavor of the fresh mint in this drink. This is the perfect sit back and relax sipping cocktail recipe.

A mojito is a classic Cuban cocktail. It has a sweet, citrus flavor that comes from using fresh lime juice and sugar. If you love refreshing cocktails try out our Mint Margarita, Lemon Margarita, and Classic Margarita.

Ingredients & substitutions

Ingredients needed to make mojitos.
  • Mint leaves: Fresh mint leaves add a light and refreshing taste to the Mojito.
  • Lime juice: freshly squeezed is always the best option.
  • White Rum: Use a non-flavored white rum (not coconut). Unless you want to add more of a sweeter, coconut flavor to your drink.
  • Club soda: Swap this out with a fun flavored sparkling water if you would prefer and switch up the taste of the drink.
  • Simple syrup: Make your own or use a store-bought syrup.

Find the complete recipe card below with measurements and full instructions.

How to make a Mojito 

  1. Make the simple syrup: pour water into a small saucepan, bring to a boil. Remove from heat. 
  2. Stir in sugar until it completely dissolves and liquid is clear. Let the syrup sit and cool to room temperature.
Ingredients for making a simple syrup,
  1. Add  the 8-10 mint leaves to your cocktail shaker. Squeeze in the juice from half a lime. Muddle these together. You only want to muddle the mint leaves enough to bruise the leaves, you don’t want to break them up into small pieces.
  2. Add some ice to the shaker. Pour in the simple syrup and rum. Give it a shake.
Pouring fresh lime juice and rum into a cocktail shaker.
  1. Pour the drink over some ice in a highball glass and top with club soda.
  2. Garnish with additional mint leaves and lime wedges.
Pouring mojito into a glass that has lime wedges and fresh mint added.

Recipe Tip

Mojitos are easy to make in a cocktail shaker. This allows you to muddle the mint leaves, and not end up with a drink that you need to strain with your teeth while you drink it. Not to mention you don’t need to floss all the green out the moment you are done.

Up close of a glass filled with ice, mint leaves, lime wedges, and mojito cocktail.

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Classic Mojito

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Prep: 5 minutes
Total: 5 minutes
Servings: 1
Author: Serene
These Mojitos have a sweet, citrus flavor that comes from using fresh lime juice and sugar. Mixed with fresh mint leaves and white rum. The perfect refreshing cocktail recipe.
Glass with mojito with fresh mint and lime wedges.

Ingredients  

Simple Syrup

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar

Mojito

  • 8-10 mint leaves
  • juice 1/2 a lime approximately 1 tablespoon
  • 4 tbsp simple syrup
  • 2 ounces rum
  • 4 ounces club soda

Instructions 

Simple Syrup

  • Pour water into a small saucepan, bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
  • Stir in sugar until it completely dissolves and liquid is clear. Let sit and cool to room temperature.

Mojito

  • Add  the 8-10 mint leaves to your cocktail shaker.
  • Squeeze in the juice from half a lime. Muddle these together. You only want to muddle the mint leaves enough to bruise the leaves, you don’t want to break them up into small pieces.
  • Add some ice to the shaker.
  • Pour in the simple syrup and rum. Give it a shake.
  • Pour the drink over some ice in a highball glass and top with club soda.
  • Garnish with additional mint leaves and lime wedges.

Notes

Simple Syrup Substitutes: 
  • Sugar: add about 2 tablespoons sugar with the mint leaves and lime juice, muddle it all together. Then add the ice and rum to the shaker.
  • Agave Syrup: this doesn’t have much flavor to it like honey would, which makes it a better option for adding to drinks as a sweetener.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 319kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Sodium: 28mg | Sugar: 47g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Recipe first published May 25, 2020. Updated June 19, 2024.

Photography by KJandCompany.co


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2 Comments

  1. I didnโ€™t have a muddler (Iโ€™m new to all this), so I squished with a spoon against the glass and it came out great! Thanks for the recipe!ย 

  2. Mojito is indeed classic. I often make it for most of my dinners in summer, Love your so simple recipes! โค
    – Natalie