Blackberry Mojitos

Blackberry season is upon us. No, I am not talking about a new smartphone release. Around the US, blackberries and raspberries are just beginning to come into season, which typically runs from mid July to late August depending on your latitude. Berries of all types are best enjoyed in the summer when they are in season. When mixed in cocktails, these fruits can act as the body as in a frozen strawberry daiquiri or as an additive as is the case with blackberry mojitos. In a mojito, the blackberry flavor compliments the rum, lime, and mint. Additionally, the blackberry provides natural color to the cocktail.

This recipe uses: Lime Tree Cove Sweet Mint Cocktail Sugar  

Blackberry Mojito Cocktail Recipe (by the glass):

Ingredients Needed:

• 1/3 lime
• 1 lime slice
• 1 sprig of mint
• Several blackberries (or raspberries)
• 1 ounce simple syrup or 2 tbsp Sugar
• 2 ½ ounces Bacardi rum
• Ice
• Club soda
• Lime Tree Cove Sweet Mint Cocktail Sugar

Directions:

1. Squeeze lime juice into glass.
2. Add the simple syrup or sugar, blackberries, and muddle.
3. Add the rum, the ice, then fill glass with club soda.
4. Wet the rim of the glass with the remaining lime slice, and use your Barmaid to garnish the rim with Lime Tree Cove Sweet Mint Cocktail Sugar

Enjoy this cocktail with a few friends while relaxing outside this summer.

Filed under: Mojito Cocktail Recipes, Sweet Mint Cocktail Sugar.

Tim McCaffery is the chief mixologist at Lime Tree Cove. He is responsible for food and cocktail pairing and new cocktail spices.

Article Posted July 11, 2010