The past ten days have been an absolute whirlwind. I’ve traveled over a thousand miles by car and been tied to a computer for days. This weekend, I hope to take it easy; plans include a visit to the farmers’ market, pilates, and clinking fresh cocktails with friends.
I suspect any sweet summer fruit would make a great mojito mixer, but cherries seem particularly well suited. The slight sweetness of the rainier variety mixes well with mint. Bing cherries might be even better, but I haven’t had a chance to try. If you do, please let me know!
Rainier Cherry Mojito Recipe
Inspired by Sprouted Kitchen’s Rainier Cherry Muddler
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz white rum (Myer’s is my favorite)
- 8 cherries
- small handful fresh mint leaves
- juice of 1/2 a lime
- 1 teaspoon raw (turbinado) sugar
- club soda
Instructions:
- In a mixing glass, thoroughly muddle cherries, mint, lime juice and sugar.
- Swirl with rum.
- Fill a collins glass with ice and pour your mixture into the glass. Top it off with club soda.
- Mix by pouring the drink back into your mixing glass, then back into your drinking glass.
- Sip. Relax. Enjoy.
This is the third post in my summer cocktails series (and my only post this week—sorry!). Don’t miss my first cocktail, the beautiful red bell, or last week’s strawberry smash!
10 Comments
OMG!! Why do you do this to me!! lol… I love every single cocktail recipe you post!!! I want one of these sooo badly right now! I think I will fix myself a drink… with whatever I have at home :)
This drink looks dreamy! Perfect for summer!
looks delicious! :) i have been wanting make a strawberry basil mojito after trying (and living) it at a cafe! do you have a recipe for that?!
xo jeanette
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Strawberry basil mojitos sound delicious! I think it would just be a matter of combining elements from the rainier cherry mojito with the strawberry smash (http://cookieandkate.com/2011/strawberry-smash-cocktail/). Muddle strawberries, basil, mint, lime juice and a teaspoon of turbanado sugar, add 1.5 to 2 ounces of white rum, pour into a glass with ice, top with club soda, and mix! Maybe I’ll make a post out of it!
sounds great! thank you! :)
Great recipe! Glad it isn’t full of sugar!
looks so great! I love the glass too ;)
Wow, this look so good! It looks like a Pimm’s Cup, my favorite cocktail. :) The cherries are incredible this time of year.
xo Jane
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I’m in love with rainer cherries right now and trying to eat as many as possible before they got out of season. Love this drink!!
I’m a new reader of your blog – hi, nice to meet you! :) I absolutely love your posts, and this looks gorgeous! Love the idea of cherries in a drink like this.
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