Classic Mojito Mocktail
A twist on the traditional recipe, this Mojito mocktail replaces the rum with coconut water and turns it into a spell for luck.
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Ingredients
Drink Base
- 1 ½ ounces coconut water, very cold (purification, fertility, luck)
Mixers
- ½ ounce (1 tbsp) lime juice from approx ½ lime (healing, love, protection)
- 1 tbsp cane sugar, organic (love, a sweet outcome)
- 5 mint leaves (sex, purification, luck)
- seltzer to top
Garnish
- Mint sprigs
- Lime wheel
Instructions
- Gently muddle five mint leaves, the sugar, the lime juice and a few pieces of expressed lime. The goal is not to pulverize the leaves into tiny bits; instead, gently bruise them to release their essence.
- Fill the glass halfway with ice, then add the coconut water.
- Stir clockwise for about 30 seconds to fully combine and dissolve the sugar. Alternatively, you can dump the contents into a shaker and give it a good shake.
- Add ice to the top, then fill the rest of the way with seltzer.
- Garnish with a wheel of lime and a sprig of mint.
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Don’t like coconut water? Just make this recipe using two white tea bags steeped for 5 minutes in 3/4 cup of water. Add a handful of mint to infuse during the cooling process for extra minty, lucky oomph. Cool for 30 minutes before using. That's enough base for two mocktails. Want to use an NA rum? I haven’t found a great one yet, but if you have, write to me and let me know about it! Use 1 ½ oz of NA rum per mocktail. Prefer a different sweetener? See The Ultimate Guide to Mocktail (and Cocktail) Substitutions. Want to make these for a crowd? DO NOT make these individually for party guests—your party will be ZERO fun for you. Instead, make a mint simple syrup by mixing equal parts water and cane sugar, heating it until the sugar dissolves and then dropping in a bunch of fresh mint and letting the mixture steep for at least 15 minutes. Pre-squeeze your limes (or buy cold-pressed lime juice at the store) and make your batch cocktail in the following ratio: 1 part sweet (mint simple syrup)1 part sour (lime juice)
3 parts alcohol substitute (coconut water or mint-infused tea) Put this trio in a large pitcher with a spigot. That way, each drink can be "made to order" by filling an ice-filled glass from the spigot and topping it with a splash of seltzer and a wedge of lime. Muuuuch easier. You can thank me later.
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