Mojito Cocktail Recipes For National Mojito Day

[1] The fixings for a classic Mojito. Note the sugar cane “swizzle stick” (photo © Jennifer Schmidt | Unsplash). [2] A classic Mojito at Seviche restaurant (photo © Seviche | Louisville). [3] A Cherry Mojito. The recipe is below (photo © Jochem Raat | Unsplash). [4] A Coconut Mojito. Here’s the recipe (photo © Firewater…
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RECIPE: Pineapple Mojito For National Mojito Day

[1] A Pineapple Mojito for National Mojito Day (photo © Cocina 214 | Winter Park, Florida). [2] Strawberry and Classic Mojitos (photo © Hard Rock Cafe). [3] For a Blackberry Mojito, just add 1/2 ounce of blackberry liqueur (photo © Driscoll’s). [4] Fresh pineapple makes a big difference. Use canned pineapple only as a last…
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RECIPE: Blueberry Mojito For National Mojito Day (& National Blueberry Month)

July 11th is National Mojito Day (following on the heels of National Piña Colada Day, July 10th). Plus, July is National Blueberry Month. Although fresh blueberries are at their sweetest in July, here’s a recipe you can use all year round, with frozen blueberries. The official name of the recipe below is is “Bleauberry Mojito,…
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Celebrate National Mojito Day With 3 Mojito Recipes

July 11th is National Mojito Day, and the Hard Rock Cafe is mixing up a storm. They sent us three recipes. The classic Mojito is a blend of white rum, club soda, sugar/simple syrup, lime juice, mint leaves, and ice. To vary the recipe, mixologists switch out the drink’s original muddled mint flavor with coconut,…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Mojito Day & A Coconut Mojito Recipe

A coconut Mojito. Photo courtesy FirewaterBars.com.   July 11th is National Mojito Day, a time to relax with a tall glass of rum, ice, sugar and mint. While we’re great fans of the original Mojito recipe, here‘s a variation from Cruzan rum, a distiller that makes both conventional and flavored rums on the Caribbean island…
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