The Strawberry Mojito muddles ripe strawberries into the classic mint-and-lime base. The fruit adds colour and a gentle sweetness that needs little added sugar — the most popular of the Mojito's many fruit variations.
The Mojito's easiest summer detour.
Fruit That Belongs
Not every fruit suits the Mojito, but strawberry does — its soft sweetness and slight acidity sit happily beside lime and mint without fighting them. Muddled in with the mint, it tints the whole drink a summer pink.
Ripe Fruit, Less Sugar
Ripe strawberries bring their own sweetness, so the simple syrup should be cut back and adjusted by taste. Pale, out-of-season berries need help; sweet summer fruit needs almost none at all.
Muddle With a Light Hand
Press the strawberries and mint just enough to release their juice and aroma — over-muddling shreds the mint and turns it bitter. Top with soda, and the drink stays bright rather than jammy.
The Mojito Family
The classic — white rum, lime, sugar, and muddled mint, lengthened with soda over ice.
- 2 ozWhite rum
- 1 ozLime juice
- 1/2 ozSimple syrup
The Mojito gone dark — aged rum and demerara sugar, deeper and richer.
- 2 ozAged rum
- 1 ozLime juice
- 1/2 ozDemerara syrup
The Mojito's gin cousin — lime, mint, and sugar shaken and served up.
- 2 ozGin
- 1 ozLime juice
- 3/4 ozSimple syrup