Growing Mint? Make Mojitos

Have you ever tried a Mojito before with mint grown from your garden? It has to be one of the best tasting cocktails you'll ever try!

Mark DeWolf shared with us his "Mark's Mess Free Mojito" recipe in our Glasshouse Home & Garden Magazine (Spring 2013).

It's just so good that we had to share it on the blog just in case you haven't tried it yet!

Mint

"Purists will argue the process of muddling fresh limes and mint is the best method to extract flavour for a Mojito but I prefer the ease of preparation of this method, especially if you want to serve this to a number of people at a party. I use sparkling wine in the place of club soda to give my version a refreshing and sophisticated twist. When choosing a sparkling wine, forego Champagne and other classically made versions. Instead, I would opt for Prosecco or another similarly uncomplicated, fruit forward style."

1oz white rum
1/2 lime, juiced
1 tbsp mint syrup
Sparkling wine
Slice of lime
Sprig of mint

- Fill a highball glass with ice
- Add the rum, lime juice and mint syrup
- Top with sparkling wine
- Garnish with a slice of lime and a sprig of mint

How to Make the Mint Syrup:

1 cup water
1 cup white sugar
1 cup mint leaves

- Place the sugar and water in a pan and bring to a boil
- Reduce the heat to low and add the mint leaves. Continue to simmer for 10 minutes
- Remove from the heat. Let the syrup steep for 15 to 20 minutes
- Pour the syrup through a fine sieve. Be sure to press hard on the mint to extract as much of its flavour as possible. Let the syrup cool.

Delicious.. And a great way to use up the mint from your garden and show off for your friends!!!

Thanks Mark for the recipe.

Use for wine, cocktails, juice, milk, water etc.

If you're going to make a batch of these Mojitos when entertaining you might want to check out our new line of ICED products. We have an ICED Carafe that is perfect for these exact type of drinks. You put the carafe into the freezer and it forms an ice shell within the double wall with non-toxic re-freezable liquid that's sealed between the walls. So no water mess and your beverages stay cold for hours.

Enjoy!

Mark DeWolf is a sommelier and owner of By The Glass, a food and beverage company based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia.