Raspberry Mojitos

Submitted by nevermind

"Can't believe no one has posted a recipe for these yet! My Summertime (and anytime!) favorite! This is my basic recipe; feel free to tweak it to your taste. Enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 3mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1 cocktail
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 8 -10 fresh mint leaves
• 8 -10 fresh raspberries
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice (juice of one lime)
• 2 ounces white rum or 2 ounces spiced rum
• lemon-lime flavored soda, Sprite, ginger-ale (approx 6-oz) or club soda (approx 6-oz)
• ice

directions

1. Muddle mint leaves, raspberries and sugar in a glass.
2. Add lime juice and rum and stir.
3. Fill glass with ice and top off with soda.
4. Garnish with a few berries and/or mint sprig if you like.
5. To serve to a crowd, increase the amounts of mint, raspberries, lime, sugar and rum, muddle them in a pitcher or cocktail shaker, then pour mixture into glasses before topping each drink with ice and soda.

Reviews

[Lee A.]

Absolutely love this, made a couple tweeks. Forget a single glass measure. Made a pitcher gradded a straw and I was set for the evening...