A fresh mint syrup mojito is a lovely way to relax and think of holidays and sunshine.

Making your own mint syrup is easy & great for experimenting with flavours:

For example after eight mint will give a chocolate minty flavour
Fresh pepper mint is probably a traditional mojito
Or why not try apple mint (as shown on the right)

Making your own mint syrup takes less than 20 minutes and costs virtually nothing (only sugar has to be bought) – more details.

How to make fresh mint syrup mojito

Ingredients:

1 shot mint syrup (any flavour)
30 ml lime juice
1 shot white rum
A few mint leaves (for decoration)
1 slice of lime (for decoration)
8 ice cubes (crushed)
120 ml soda

Equipment

Cocktail shaker
Knife

Instructions

Pour the mint syrup, lime juice and rum into a cocktail shaker
Add a handful of crushed ice and shake.
Pour into a glass filled with ice.
Add the mint leaves and lime on top and pour in the soda.
Stir and serve with a straw.
Optional – if using apple mint syrup add a cinnamon stick

Different types of mint syrup

There are well over 1000 different types of mint, although about 20 types are most often grown at home. the beauty is that they are easy to grow and will have different flavours, great if you want to experiment.

Fresh mint will make a real difference

Fresh mint leaves add real flavour to many recipes, like the fresh mint syrup mojito recipe.

You can buy Fresh Mint in many shops (for example you can buy it on Amazon)

But it’s also very easy to grow at home.

For example the After eight mint on the right.

Was planted from a plug plant
Grown in a pot (to stop it taking over the garden)
And ready to use withing 30 days.
And will keep growing and growing

If you want to grow your own mint at home then all you need is a plug plant and a pot.

But do note the different mint types all have a unique flavour (Orange mint, Spearmint, Apple Mint, etc.).

How to grow mint

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Fresh mint syrup mojito

A lovely drink to relax and think of holidays and sunshine

Course Drinks

Cuisine Cuba

Keyword after eight mint mojito, apple mint mojito, mint mojito, mint syrup

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 1

Servings drink

Calories 180kcal

Author Minze Vries

Equipment

1 cocktail shaker (optional)

Ingredients

1 Shot Fresh mint syrup
1 Shot White Rum
30 ml Lime juice
8 ice cubes crushed
4 Fresh Mint Leaves (for decoration)
1 slice Lime (for decoration)
120 ml Soda

Instructions

Step 1 – Prepare the base mix
– Pour the mint syrup, lime juice and rum into a cocktail shaker
– Add a handful of crushed ice
– And shake
Step 2 – Pour into the glass
– Fill a tall glass with crushed ice
– Pour the mix into the glass
– Add the mint leaves and lime piece on top
Step 3 – Finish the mojito
– Pour in the soda.
– Stir and serve with a straw.