Hopefully y’all know by now HOW MUCH A regular here a good Familiar Mojito Cocktail! It comes together in a few short minutes and with FIVE simple ingredients.

This is DAY 2 of our Spring 2020 Cocktail Week and it’s a GOOD ONE! You can click HERE to check out ALL of the summer inspired cocktails that I posted this week!

Nothing says summer MORE than a nice cold Mojito in my hand. It’s the reliable summer cocktail in our house and I find myself drinking them on a weekly basis.

I like to keep a big pot of mint growing on our patio ONLY so that I have an abundance ready for cocktail making:D

2 mojitos in tall glasses with fresh limes and mint in them. Sitting on a round wood board

What’s in a Mojito?

The mojito ingredients are particularly simple and it requires simply 5 things:

White rum– technically you could use regular rum but white rum is old-style in this drink and gives it it’s familiar clear color.
Club soda or sparkling water– traditionally, mojitos are topped with club soda. However, over the years of making this, I often find myself reaching for a simple can of sparkling water instead. It gives the cocktail that same bubble taste and texture and I almost always have it on hand (club soda- not so much)
Simple syrup– I have a whole post on how to make simple syrup with several different sweeteners including honey, maple syrup, coconut sugar, white sugar and more! Check out that post and decide which kind of sugar works for you. The whole process is especially simple and requires only TWO simple ingredients.
Mint– simply a few leaves is all you need to get that satisfying minty flavor that’s old-school to a mojito! You could also try making mint simple syrup.
Lime juice– this can be freshly squeezed or from a bottle (like, legit simply use what you have on hand!). For added flavor, I like to add the limes directly into the shaker and muddle them in with the mint to release the juice that way. You get a little extra lime flavor from a bit of the zest that will come out as well. DEEPLY GOOD!

2 mojitos in tall glasses with fresh limes and mint in them. Sitting on a round wood board with a light tile background

Mojito Variations:

Here are a few ideas for how you can switch things up and create different flavored mojitos:

Berry mojito: add in some strawberries, blackberries etc and muddle them together with the mint.
Lemon Mojito: swap the lime for lemon instead if you prefer that flavor or only have that on hand.
Lavender Mojito: use a flavored syrup to mix things up a bit
Frozen Mojito: Add all of the ingredients plus a cup or 2 of ice into a blender and blend until creamy and smooth!