Food Playlist | Refreshing Summer Cocktail: Blackberry Mint Mojito Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh blackberries
• 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)
• 1/4 cup simple syrup (1:1 sugar and water, dissolved and cooled)
• 1/2 cup white rum
• 1 cup club soda
• Ice
• Mint sprigs and blackberries for garnish

Instructions

1. Muddle blackberries and mint leaves in a cocktail shaker or glass.
2. Add lime juice, simple syrup, white rum, and ice. Shake or stir well.
3. Strain mixture into a glass filled with ice.
4. Top with club soda.
5. Garnish with mint sprigs and blackberries.

Note: If you don’t have a muddler, you can use the back of a wooden spoon to smash the berries and mint.