Gin Mojito (with Mint)
Refreshing gin mojito with mint and cucumber slices, a delicious twist on a classic mojito, perfect for warm spring and summer evenings.
Servings: 1
Calories: 221kcal
Ingredients
- For 1 glass:
- 1 lime Note
- 2 teaspoons fine white sugar more to taste
- 8-10 mint leaves depending on size + more for decoration
- 50 ml gin 1.7 fl.oz/ scant ¼ cup
- 3-4 thin cucumber slices
- crushed ice
- club soda or sparkling water
- For 1 pitcher 8 servings:
- 8 limes
- 70 g fine white sugar ⅓ cup
- 80 leaves mint + more for decoration
- 400 ml gin 13.5 fl.oz/ 1 ¾ cup
- 24-32 thin cucumber slices
- crushed ice
- club soda or sparkling water
Instructions
- Prepare: Wash, dry, halve the lime and slice the halves. Place half of them in a glass or pitcher, depending on what you make.
- Add sugar and mint leaves.
- Muddle to release some of the lime juice and the mint flavors. Use a professional muddle or shaker if you have one. Otherwise, a small wooden rolling pin will do. Don’t crush the mint too much, just bruise it to help it release its oils.
- Add gin and stir to dissolve the sugar.
- Add ice.
- Thinly slice the cucumber and place 3 slices into each glass.
- Add the remaining lime slices.
- Fill with club soda or sparkling water.
- Adjust the taste. You can add more sugar, lime juice, or alcohol. Decorate with more mint.
- To make one pitcher, make sure that the pitcher is large enough to hold all the servings you are planning to make. Read the tips in the blog post and make the mojito as instructed above, just as you would make it in a glass.
Notes
- Use unwaxed and preferably organic limes, you will muddle them in the glass, and you don’t want the wax and other weird stuff in your drink. There will usually be a note on the bag of limes where you can read if the peel is suitable for consumption or not.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 40mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 13g