Highballs and long drinks · Rum
Crushed blueberries tint the drink a deep violet and add a soft, jammy sweetness. Mint, lime and white rum stay in charge, so it still drinks like a proper Mojito, just a little fruitier.
12
blueberries about a small handful, plus a few for garnish
8 leaves
mint leaves
¾ oz
lime juice
¾ oz
simple syrup
1¾ oz
white rume.g. Bacardi · Havana Club · Plantation · Don Q · Flor de Caña
top up with
soda water about 50 ml
Garnish: Mint sprig, blueberries and lime wheel · Ice: Crushed ice
Blueberry Mojito
Cool mint and sharp lime, with jammy blueberry and a soft sweetness. Light, fizzy and very refreshing.
The Mojito is a Cuban highball of white rum, lime, sugar, mint and soda water. Its exact origin is unclear; it is often linked to older Cuban drinks made with aguardiente, lime and mint, and it was well established in Havana bars by the first half of the 20th century.
The fruit Mojito is a modern idea. When the Mojito became one of the most ordered drinks in Europe and North America in the 2000s, bartenders started muddling berries, passion fruit or watermelon into it. The Blueberry Mojito is one of the most successful of those twists, because the berries add colour and gentle sweetness without drowning the mint. There is no known creator. An alcohol-free version is given below as a variation.
Yes. Let them thaw a little first so they are easy to muddle.
A light, clean white rum. Aged rum works too, but it pushes the mint into the background.
Skip the rum and top up with more soda water; everything else stays the same.
The perfect sound
Fresh berries and a Caribbean summer.
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