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

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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.

Shaking the drink with large ice (1″ by 1″) will do the work of incorporating the mint in the co*cktail instead. But if you want to be extra safe, you can always give your mint a few light taps in your shaker with a muddler before shaking with the ice, but be careful not to over-muddle.

Rum, lime, mint and sugar (the island nation grows sugar cane) are joined together and then lengthened with thirst-quenching club soda to create a delicious, lighthearted co*cktail. The drink is traditionally made with unaged white rum, which yields a light, crisp flavor.

While a mojito can be a refreshing and enjoyable co*cktail, it is not typically considered a "healthy" drink due to its high sugar content and alcohol content.

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.

Do not over-muddle the mint, or muddle the lime with the ice cubes. These are strictly amateur moves. Do try Bacardi rum in your mojitos. For many of us, it is the closest thing we can get to real Cuban rum.

Mix this classic co*cktail for a party using fresh mint, white rum, sugar, zesty lime and cooling soda water. Play with the quantities to suit your taste.

Mint. Spearmint is most commonly used for mojitos and is what you'll likely find at the grocery store labeled generically as "mint." For an authentic Cuban mojito, use mojito mint, or Mentha x villosa, a type of mint native to Cuba with a more understated flavor than that of spearmint.

Given the addition of lime into this co*cktail, shaking releases the full flavor of the citrus in ways a simple stir cannot.

Do bartenders like to make mojitos? ›

The Mojito kind of has a bad rap with bartenders… It can be annoying to keep fresh mint leaves around, and muddling interrupts your flow behind the bar. But I've yet to find one person who doesn't agree that a Mojito made just right is a thing of beauty.

White rum is generally the preferred spirit for the mojito. It tends to be crisp and light; some even have nuanced citrus or herbaceous tones that complement the other ingredients in the drink. Most importantly, the clarity of white rum just makes the drink look pristine, showing off the lime and mint in the glass.

The amount of alcohol in one Mojito is generally not extremely high, but it can contribute to feeling tipsy, especially if consumed relatively quickly.

If you like a Mojito, then you'll love a Julep. This tall drink is a close cousin of the Mojito, with both sharing that citrusy, minty flavour. The only difference is that instead of rum, the Mint Julep is mixed with sweet, smooth whisky for a bit of extra golden depth.

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.

In a pitcher, combine the Simple Syrup, vodka, lime juice, and club soda. Pour into ice-filled glasses and garnish with mint sprigs.

Raspberry liqueur (malinovača or malinovac liker) is a lusciously fruity alcoholic beverage made from steeping fresh raspberries in liquor and sugar for a few weeks. The result is a vibrant, aromatic pinkish-red liqueur with an unforgettable sweet yet slightly tart, raspberry flavor.

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