Friday Summer Cocktail – Strawberry Mojitos

The Mojito is my favourite summer drink.

This strawberry version is lovely. It has a really nice light strawberry flavour, plus you still get the freshness of the mint and the tartness of the lime.

What you need,

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1 oz. white rum

2 wedges of lime

4-5 fresh mint leaves

1 large strawberries, sliced

1 oz. strawberry simple syrup (recipe below)

Ice

Club Soda

For the simple syrup:

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup water

5-6 large strawberries, roughly chopped

In a tall glass muddle the simple syrup, sliced strawberries, lime and mint leaves. Pour in the rum and stir. Add 3-4 large ice cubes to the glass and top with club soda.

Stir well.

To make the Strawberry Simple Syrup,

In a medium saucepan combine the sugar, water and strawberries.

Bring to a boil and cook for 30 seconds or so until the sugar is dissolved.

Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.

Transfer the mixture to a blender and process until smooth.

Strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve to remove the seeds.

Store the syrup in an airtight container in the fridge.

I suggest you make a big pitcher of these Strawberry Mojitos and invite some friends over.

Happy Weekend!

Jen

Recipe adapted from  Key Ingredient