If you only drink mojitos on tropical vacations, you’re doing it wrong. Mojitos are one of the simplest cocktails to make. They pack a punch of flavor and have comparable calories to your basic-B-vodka-water*, making the mojito a must-have for the calorie-conscious, summer-bod-having folks.
*We say with love! We’re all about a low-cal cocktail around here. To make it truly comparable, you’ll have to customize the mojito & remove the simple syrup (sugar = calories), but white rum has the same amount of calories as vodka, so in essence, mojitos are just rum-sparking water with lime & mint.
Simple Mojito Recipe
- 5-6 mint leaves
- 2 oz. white rum
- 1 oz. fresh lime juice
- .5 oz. simple syrup
- Club soda
Muddle mint leaves in bottom of cocktail shaker until aromatic. Add other ingredients and fill shaker with ice. Shake well.
Strain over fresh ice in a highball glass. Top off with club soda. Garnish with mint leaves and a lime wedge or wheel.
It’s easy to grow Your Own Mint
We admit, mint isn’t always a simple ingredient to have on-hand if you don’t have your own herb garden. And for many, keeping a variety of plants alive is much easier said than done.
However, we think mint is a perfect plant for beginners because it grows aggressively. Once it gets going, it’s pretty resilient too, so even the least horticulturally-inclined can be successful. Mint is known to spread, so it’s best kept in a planter. And with a little affordable technology, even perennial apartment dwellers can give it the light & water it needs to survive.
How to get started growing herbs
Option 1: You can easily get seedlings for a few dollars, transfer them to small self-watering planters (like these), and give them plenty of natural sunlight (or use a small grow light).
Option 2: Automate your herb garden with an Aerogarden Sprout. This is great if remembering to do small tasks is a challenge (hi, fellow ADHD-ers!). Plus, you’ll be able to grow multiple different herbs with minimal effort, greatly expanding your fresh ingredients for cooking + cocktails. We’ve successfully grown mint, thyme, rosemary, basil, parsley, lavender, and more! (And we are really not good at keeping plants alive ourselves.)
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