Best Mint Mojito Recipe

The best at-home mint mojito recipe made with homemade simple syrup and other fresh ingredients.

Course Drinks

Keyword cocktails, mojito

Servings

Calories 253kcal

Author Emma Chapman

Ingredients

2 ½ ounces rum white
1 ounce lime juice fresh
1 ounce simple syrup see recipe notes
8 mint leaves fresh
club soda or sparkling water

Instructions

In a cocktail shaker, add the rum, lime juice, simple syrup, and mint leaves.
Muddle (smash) the mint leaves well.
Add ice and shake the cocktail, then strain into a tall glass such as a Collins or Highball glass.
Add ice and top off with the club soda.
Garnish with a mint sprig.

Notes

You can buy simple syrup or make your own. The simplest way is to combine equal parts water and sugar in a small pot over medium heat. Whisk until the sugar is fully dissolved, and do not allow the mixture to boil. Cool and use as needed, or store in a container in the refrigerator and use for months as needed.

You can use any rum, but white rum is traditional.

You can use plain club soda or sparkling water instead of lime-flavored, but I think lime-flavored is nice. Also, if you do not have simple syrup you could use a sweetened sparkling water as the sweetener in this cocktail.

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