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You can grab a drink just about anywhere, but it may not ever be as good as what your mom can whip up at her home bar. Mama's Mojito is sure to be top-shelf; refreshing and soothing, white and coconut rums are blended with creamy coconut milk, fresh mint leaves, and topped with bubbly ginger beer for the perfect night cap or day drink. It's just so sunny! Shake up some of Mama's Mojito and get the party started!
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Ingredients
- For the lime sugar:
- 1 lime, zested
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- flaky sea salt, to taste
- lime juice, to taste
- For the drink:
- 1 lime, quartered, plus more wheels, to taste, for garnish
- 8 fresh mint leaves, plus more, to taste, for garnish
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, optional
- 1 ounce white rum
- 1/2 ounce coconut rum
- ice, to taste
- 1/4 cup canned full-fat coconut milk, well-stirred
- ginger beer, to taste
Directions
Step 1 -In a medium shallow plate, add the lime zest, 2 tablespoons of the granulated sugar, and the flaky sea salt and stir to combine.
Step 2 -Pour the lime juice onto a shallow plate.
Step 3 -Dip the rim of the glass in the lime juice then into the lime-sugar mixture.
Step 4 -In a cocktail shaker or a glass jar, muddle 1 of the quartered limes, 8 of the mint leaves, and the remaining granulated sugar and muddle everything together to release the juices.
Step 5 -Add the white rum, the coconut rum, and the ice to the mint mixture and shake until combined.
Step 6 -Add the coconut milk to the rum mixture and shake to combine.
Step 7 -In the prepared glass, strain the rum mixture.
Step 8 -Slowly top the beverage with the ginger beer and gently stir to combine.
Step 9 -Garnish with the extra lime wheels, the lime-sugar mixture, and the extra mint leaves.
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