made (and drank!) by Rachel
I love a refreshing summer cocktail, but I tend to not like cocktails that are super sweet (unless I am having it for dessert). I looked up a bunch of raspberry mojito recipes before coming up with what I think is the best combo of ingredients. It is light and refreshing, slightly sweetened, and has a delicious bite of lime.
Have you ever been raspberry picking? I have had two experiences, the first was awesome...a sunny warm day in Michigan and my mom was visiting. We laughed and ate as we picked, we took pictures and just enjoyed the company and the beautiful day. We picked so many raspberries, we went home and made 2 dozen jars of jam!
The next time I went it was super hot and muggy, the mosquitoes were particularly vicious, and we felt terrible because we had convinced our friends to come with us and both left bee-stung and bug-bitten...we only lasted about 15 minutes, which got us about a handful of berries. So this year, I decided to support my hard working local farmers, and pick up the berries at the farmer's market! Great decision. If you have a bad experience picking berries I would suggest making this drink right when you get home - don't worry if it's not happy hour!
You will need:
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 cup mint leaves, loosely packed, plus a couple leaves to garnish each glass
White Rum (1-2 shots per drink)
Raspberries (a small handful per drink)
Lime juice (1/2 shot per drink)
Club Soda (to top off each drink)
First, bring your sugar and water to a boil. Once boiling and sugar is dissolved, remove from the heat and add your mint leaves. Stir and and then cover and let steep for 1 hour.
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 cup mint leaves, loosely packed, plus a couple leaves to garnish each glass
White Rum (1-2 shots per drink)
Raspberries (a small handful per drink)
Lime juice (1/2 shot per drink)
Club Soda (to top off each drink)
First, bring your sugar and water to a boil. Once boiling and sugar is dissolved, remove from the heat and add your mint leaves. Stir and and then cover and let steep for 1 hour.
After your mint water steeps, strain out the mint leaves and you are left with mint infused simple syrup.
To make your cocktails, fill a tumbler glass with ice. Add 1 shot of rum, 1 shot of simple syrup, a small bunch of raspberries, a couple fresh mint leaves, 1/2 shot of lime juice. Top off the glass with just enough club soda to fill the cup and serve....or sip...or gulp!
To make your cocktails, fill a tumbler glass with ice. Add 1 shot of rum, 1 shot of simple syrup, a small bunch of raspberries, a couple fresh mint leaves, 1/2 shot of lime juice. Top off the glass with just enough club soda to fill the cup and serve....or sip...or gulp!
