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These Mojitos are made with fresh mint and lime! The perfect refreshing summer cocktail recipe.
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
- 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
- Make the 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 the syrup sit and cool to room temperature.
- 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.
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.
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Classic Mojito
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.
Equipment
Notes
- 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
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe first published May 25, 2020. Updated June 19, 2024.
Photography by KJandCompany.co
I didn’t have a muddler (I’m new to all this), so I squished with a spoon against the glass and it came out great! Thanks for the recipe!
Mojito is indeed classic. I often make it for most of my dinners in summer, Love your so simple recipes! ❤
– Natalie