5 Refreshing Mojito Recipes To Beat The Heat

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Manuj Yadav

Classic Mojito    Ingredients:    50 ml white rum    25 ml lime juice    12 mint leaves    2 tsp extra fine sugar    25 ml soda water    1 sprig of fresh mint 

Gently press together the lime and the sugar in a glass. Press the mint into the glass with a barspoon. Next, half-fill the glass with crushed ice and add the white rum & churn. Top it with crushed ice and soda and garnish with a fresh sprig of mint.

Jamun Mojito Ingredients: 50 ml white rum 25 ml Jamun Fruit Syrup (can be store bought or made at home) 20 ml lime juice 4 to 5 mint leaves

Bruise the mint leaves by clapping them between your palms – rub them on the rim of the glass and drop them in the highball glass. Fill it with crushed ice, jamun fruit syrup, lime juice and white rum & stir. Top with crushed ice, and garnish with mint sprig.

Watermelon Mojito Ingredients: 50 ml white rum 3 to 4 chunks watermelon 2 to 3 basil leaves 20 ml fresh lime juice 15 ml sugar syrup

Combine watermelon, sugar and lime in an old-fashioned glass. Bruise the basil leaves and drop them in the glass. Fill it with crushed ice, add the white rum & stir. Garnish with a splash of club soda, a sprig of basil leaves and watermelon wedge

Raspberry Mojito Ingredients: 50 ml white rum 3 raspberries 4 lime wedges 2 tsp sugar 12 mint leaves A dash of soda water

Build all ingredients in a highball glass and muddle. Add crushed ice and stir. Top with club soda and stir lightly before serving. Garnish with a mint sprig & a raspberry.

Pomegranate Mojito Ingredients: 50 ml white rum 15 ml lime juice 10 ml sugar syrup 2 tablespoons pomegranate 8 mint leaves A dash of soda water

Add pomegranate in a mason jar and gently muddle. Place mint in glass and gently tap with muddler. Add the white rum, lime juice & sugar syrup. Fill glass with crushed ice, and a splash of soda. Mix well, garnish with a mint sprig and serve.