Makes 5 servings.
1 cup water
1 cup granulated white sugar
1 1/2 cups cherries (pitted fresh, reserve a few for garnish)
20 fresh mint leaves (or so good-sized)
2 limes
8 ounces white rum
club soda (chilled)
ice cubes (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Prepare a simple syrup (do this a couple of hours ahead of time- or longer- so that it has time to chill). > Boil water, add sugar and stir until dissolved. Let cool, then chill in the refrigerator until it has a chance to get very cold.
2. In a blender or food processor, blend chilled simple syrup and cherries. Pour through a strainer, discard the cherry pulp and keep the sweetened cherry juice.
3. Place 4 to 5 mint leaves in the bottom of 4 to 6 tall glasses. Squeeze half a lime into each glass. Add 2 ounces of rum to each glass. Use a muddler (or the handle of a wooden spoon) to smash the mint leaves, lime juice and rum together. Divide the sweetened cherry juice between the four glasses. Top each drink off with chilled club soda. Stir, garnish with fresh cherries and serve. Add an ice cube or two, if desired.
Cherry Mojitos
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Cherry Mojitos
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Re: Cherry Mojitos
So I tried this. I opted for cherry pie filling so I didn't need to make the simple syrup or fuck around with a blender. Just added a lil rum to loosen um the cherry slurry.
All in all not bad. One thing that was odd was the mint. Didn't really go well with it. As long as there is muddled vegetation, simple syrupish and rum it can still be a mojito right? Or is that going the route of the bastardized martini? Could be a slippery slope.
I'll report back as more booze flows.
All in all not bad. One thing that was odd was the mint. Didn't really go well with it. As long as there is muddled vegetation, simple syrupish and rum it can still be a mojito right? Or is that going the route of the bastardized martini? Could be a slippery slope.
I'll report back as more booze flows.
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Re: Cherry Mojitos
I'll bet the apple pie one would be pretty tasty with the muddled mint. Wait, forget the mint. Muddle some cheddah cheese slices. Goes great with apple pie, ya know.Patchez wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2019 8:58 amSo I tried this. I opted for cherry pie filling so I didn't need to make the simple syrup or fuck around with a blender. Just added a lil rum to loosen um the cherry slurry.
All in all not bad. One thing that was odd was the mint. Didn't really go well with it. As long as there is muddled vegetation, simple syrupish and rum it can still be a mojito right? Or is that going the route of the bastardized martini? Could be a slippery slope.
I'll report back as more booze flows.
Re: Cherry Mojitos
I`ll always blame mint.
You have to be careful with it or turn everything into toothpaste, esp. when heated
You have to be careful with it or turn everything into toothpaste, esp. when heated
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Re: Cherry Mojitos
Mojitos are for wimps or girls. Drink like a man for shitsakes If you do go this root for fucksakes never chop the mint. Slam it on a hard surface a couple of times to bruise it
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Thanks, your expert opinion means sooo much. And I am a girl, so, there's that.Pat Magroin wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 3:28 pmMojitos are for wimps or girls. Drink like a man for shitsakes
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Finally, a manly man knowing stuff about doing man things. Hey there sailor!Artful Drunktective wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 1:14 amThanks, your expert opinion means sooo much. And I am a girl, so, there's that.Dick Milkshake wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 3:28 pmMojitos are for wimps or girls. Drink like a man for shitsakes
Re: Cherry Mojitos
A mojito on a warm summer day at a Mexican food restaurant outside before and after the meal -- daddy likes.
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^ ^ ^ Awww man you brought me to my happy place. Chips n' salsa with those drinks hell yeah.
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Re: Cherry Mojitos
To be honest I do like Mojito's. Only if they're made correctly concerning the mint. The proper way is to "bruise" the mint either with a muddle stick and a bit of sugar or smacking it on something like a table top. I've had some that the bartender chops the mint like chopped parsley which is terrible when you get a mouthful of bits of mint you have to eventually swallow.
Good refreshing drink when it's hot!
Good refreshing drink when it's hot!
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Re: Cherry Mojitos
Should we remind him that one of the biggest wimps ever, Hemingway was a fan of the mojito. What a pussy that guy was.mistah willies wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:54 amFinally, a manly man knowing stuff about doing man things. Hey there sailor!Artful Drunktective wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 1:14 amThanks, your expert opinion means sooo much. And I am a girl, so, there's that.Dick Milkshake wrote: ↑Sat Mar 21, 2020 3:28 pmMojitos are for wimps or girls. Drink like a man for shitsakes
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Yeah, riiiight? I mean, staggering out of the jungle after his plane crashed, with a bottle of gin in one hand and his banana in the other.Patchez wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:06 amShould we remind him that one of the biggest wimps ever, Hemingway was a fan of the mojito. What a pussy that guy was.mistah willies wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:54 amFinally, a manly man knowing stuff about doing man things. Hey there sailor!Artful Drunktective wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 1:14 am
Thanks, your expert opinion means sooo much. And I am a girl, so, there's that.
Hmmm... Mint and gin...
Re: Cherry Mojitos
If I recall a Mojito with gin instead of rum is a Southside. Or at least very similar to a Southside.mistah willies wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 3:13 pmYeah, riiiight? I mean, staggering out of the jungle after his plane crashed, with a bottle of gin in one hand and his banana in the other.Patchez wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:06 amShould we remind him that one of the biggest wimps ever, Hemingway was a fan of the mojito. What a pussy that guy was.mistah willies wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:54 am
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Hmmm... Mint and gin...
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Patchez wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2020 3:13 pmIf I recall a Mojito with gin instead of rum is a Southside. Or at least very similar to a Southside.mistah willies wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 3:13 pmYeah, riiiight? I mean, staggering out of the jungle after his plane crashed, with a bottle of gin in one hand and his banana in the other.
Hmmm... Mint and gin...
Or a Downside? Ya know because he crashed in the jungle. Dude couldn't even land a plane correctly. Jeez.
Bananas and Gin, however: muddle the bananas?