Classic Mint Mojito

This Classic Mint Mojito recipe is made with fresh squeezed limes, mint leaves, and rum. It’s a refreshing drink for a hot summer night and a great way to use up any mint in your garden.

Love easy summer cocktails? Then try my Blood Orange Mojito and Red Wine Sangria!

Easy Homemade Mint Mojitos

The start of summer means sunshine, warm weather and theses Classic Mint Mojitos. They are so light and refreshing and perfect for cooling off on a hot Summer night! I love tripling this recipe to make for a crowd!

I make my mojito a bit differently than others. Instead of plopping the sugar in the drink, I make a simple syrup. A simple syrup is a mixture of sugar and water that gets simmered. Once the water is hot the sugar will dissolve. Now you won’t have all of the sugar at the bottom of your glass. Your mojito will be sweet throughout!

I also like to muddle my lime and mint together instead of just squeezing the lime juice into the glass. It extracts as much flavor and juice from the lime as possible. It also helps the mint release it’s natural oils. I like to leave the squeezed lime wedges and muddled mint in the drink for presentation. If you are not a fan of the mint and lime in your drink simply strain out before adding in the seltzer.

What’s in a Mojito?

• Simple syrup: Made from sugar dissolved in equal parts hot to boiling water.
• Fresh mint: I prefer to use spearmint. If your mint is not looking super fresh try reviving it in cold water for a few minutes to help perk it up.
• Lime wedges: Fresh squeezed is preferred over bottled lime juice!
• White rum: Clear white rum is best! Make sure to choose a good quality rum.
• Sparkling water: Is added at the end to top off our glass.

How To Make a Mojito

This simple cocktail is super easy to make! While your simple syrup is simmering, muddle your lime and mint. Add in rum, the cooled simple syrup, and sparkling water. Pour over ice, garnish with mint and lime, and enjoy! You will be enjoying this cocktail in less than 5 minutes from start to finish. For a twist add a splash of pomegranate liquor or fresh berries. I love adding pineapple or blueberries to my mojito.

We like to add a TON of fresh mint. I put at least 10 mint leaves in each mojito. Muddling the mint extracts the oil making the drink much more fragrant. Don’t skip this step!

This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to accommodate a crowd. Perfect in individual glasses or a pitcher for the Fourth of July or a summer barbecue!

Variations

• Try different herbs: Fresh basil would be amazing in place of the mint.
• Try different citrus: If you don’t have fresh lime, lemon can be used instead. It is hard to tell the difference!
• Add fruit: Muddle strawberries, cherries, blueberries or blackberries along with the mint and lime wedges for a fruity twist.
• Make it frozen: Add all of the ingredients to a blender and blend until icy and smooth.
• Add cucumber: Cucumber + lime + mint is one of my favorite combinations! Muddle a couple slices of cucumber with the limes and mint and put a couple extra slices for garnish!

Tips

• Choose high quality rum: This makes a huge difference!
• Don’t over muddle: This will cause the mint to turn bitter and slimy. I only muddle for a couple seconds. Just enough to extract the juice from the limes and release the oils in the mint.
• Make it your own: One of the best things about making a mojito at home is that you can adjust it to your own taste. If you want it sweeter add more simple syrup. More alcohol add a splash more of rum.

More Cocktail Recipes To Try

• Mixed Berry Mojito
• Blood Orange Mojito
• Red Wine Sangria
• Cranberry Margaritas
• Mixed Berry Margaritas