Summer Cocktails: How to Make a Strawberry Daiquiri or Strawberry Mojito
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Embrace your inner mixologist and learn to make one of the most refreshing summer drinks imaginable. You'll use lime, mint, sugar, club soda, strawberries and, of course, rum. Here are the things you'll need for this delicious cocktail:
- white rum (2 ounces) - white sugar (one teaspoon) - one lime - 5 strawberries, sliced (you can also use thawed frozen strawberries in a pinch) - fresh mint (one sprig) - club soda (2-3 ounces or to taste) - crushed ice Start by cutting the lime in two. Take each half and cut into about four different pieces. For your strawberries, take out the stem and slice four of them. Take the sprig of mint and pull off about seven leaves (you'll use the rest for garnish). Take a tall glass and put in about four of your lime wedges, the mint leaves, and the strawberries you sliced up. Add the sugar on top of this. Mash (muddle) all of this together in the glass. The fruit will get mashed up and the sugar will start to dissolve. |
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Now add the crushed ice to the glass and then the rum. Stir everything together really well. The fruit, sugar, rum, and ice will get mixed together. Now add the soda on top of this mix. Finally, add your garnish (the single whole strawberry, the rest of the mint leaf, and a lime wedge). Your strawberry mojito is ready to serve!
There are a lot of things you can do to vary this concoction. One obvious thing is to use flavored rum, such as pineapple, coconut, vanilla, citrus, or even spiced rum. You can also substitute in raw sugar or another type of sugar for the white sugar, depending on your preference.
If you're in the mood for a different kind of tropical cocktail, try the following recipe for a strawberry daiquiri. This is another summer classic that tastes like an alcoholic smoothie. Start with the following ingredients:
- light rum (2 ounces)
- strawberries, sliced (4)
- simple syrup (one ounce)
- lime juice, fresh squeezed (half ounce)
- cup of ice
- strawberry for garnish
You've got two main options: a blended or shaken strawberry daiquiri.
For the blended daiquiri, you'll need a blender naturally. Add your syrup, strawberries, lime juice, rum, and ice to the blender and blend everything together on high, until completely smooth.
Have a chilled margarita glass (or collins glass) ready and pour the blended daiquiri mix into the glass, then garnish with the strawberry. Simple!
For the shaken version of the strawberry daiquiri, you'll want to have a cocktail shaker or alternately a mixing glass of some sort. Muddle/crush the sliced strawberries first so that you have a good amount of strawberry juice. Now add your lime juice, rum, and half of the simple syrup (half an ounce). Add the ice and shake thoroughly. Have a margarita or other cocktail glass chilled and ready. Use a fine strainer to strain the mixture into your glass and add strawberry for garnish. You're ready to serve!
Frozen strawberries can be an especially good substitute for the blended version of the strawberry daiquiri.
There are a lot of things you can do to vary this concoction. One obvious thing is to use flavored rum, such as pineapple, coconut, vanilla, citrus, or even spiced rum. You can also substitute in raw sugar or another type of sugar for the white sugar, depending on your preference.
If you're in the mood for a different kind of tropical cocktail, try the following recipe for a strawberry daiquiri. This is another summer classic that tastes like an alcoholic smoothie. Start with the following ingredients:
- light rum (2 ounces)
- strawberries, sliced (4)
- simple syrup (one ounce)
- lime juice, fresh squeezed (half ounce)
- cup of ice
- strawberry for garnish
You've got two main options: a blended or shaken strawberry daiquiri.
For the blended daiquiri, you'll need a blender naturally. Add your syrup, strawberries, lime juice, rum, and ice to the blender and blend everything together on high, until completely smooth.
Have a chilled margarita glass (or collins glass) ready and pour the blended daiquiri mix into the glass, then garnish with the strawberry. Simple!
For the shaken version of the strawberry daiquiri, you'll want to have a cocktail shaker or alternately a mixing glass of some sort. Muddle/crush the sliced strawberries first so that you have a good amount of strawberry juice. Now add your lime juice, rum, and half of the simple syrup (half an ounce). Add the ice and shake thoroughly. Have a margarita or other cocktail glass chilled and ready. Use a fine strainer to strain the mixture into your glass and add strawberry for garnish. You're ready to serve!
Frozen strawberries can be an especially good substitute for the blended version of the strawberry daiquiri.