Cranberry Mojito
This drink is an excellent festive twist on the classic mojito, now made with cranberries.
Ingredients
Spiced Mint Cranberry Syrup
- 2 cup fresh or frozen strawberries
- 2 cup water
- 1 cup sugar or honey
- 1/2 cup fresh mint
- 5 sliced peeled ginger
- 5 peppercorns
- 5 whole cloves
- 2 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
Cranberry Mojito
- 2 cup cranberry syrup
- 2 cup white rum
- 1 cup lime juice
- 1 cup soda water
- frozen cranberries, lime slices, and mint to serve
Instructions
- Bring the cranberries, water, sugar, mint, ginger, peppercorns, cloves, star anise, and cinnamon to a simmer over medium heat. Turn the heat to low and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve then let the syrup cool completely before making a mojito.
- Add 2 cups of cranberry syrup, 2 cups of white rum, and 1 cup of lime juice to a pitcher with ice. Add 1 cup of soda water, frozen cranberries, lime slices, and some mint to the pitcher.