Ginger Mojito Recipes

Steps:

• In each of two cocktail glasses, muddle half of the pear slices with 2 teaspoons maple syrup. Squeeze one lime wedge into each glass, reserving two wedges for garnish. Divide remaining ingredients between both glasses; stir. Garnish with lime slices if desired.

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• Peel and grate the ginger and add it, together with the sugar and cold water, to a saucepan. Bring it to the boil and stir until the sugar dissolves. Cover and let steep for 15 minutes. Strain and cool in the refrigerator when done.
• Add the blueberries, lime wedges and fresh mint leaves to the glass (or pitcher). Muddle with a wooden spoon so the blueberries are broken and the mint and lime release their juices and flavor. If assembling pitchers you can cover them at this stage and leave in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
• When ready to serve, add the simple syrup, vodka and top off with club soda. Give it a quick stir and then pour into glasses with ice cubes. Garnish with a handful of fresh blueberries and a sprig of mint.
• The recipe outlined below is for 2 tall glasses, but you can use the ratio to make pitchers (depending on how big your pitcher is double or quadruple the recipe).
• Combine the blueberries, mint leaves and lime wedges in the pitcher and muddle it in there with the back of a wooden spoon. When you are ready to serve add the vodka, ginger simple syrup and club soda. Stir and pour into glasses with a couple of ice cubes. Garnish each glass with some fresh blueberries and a sprig of fresh mint.

Steps:

• Muddle ginger in base of shaker.
• Add mint and lightly muddle (just to bruise mint and release their essential oils).
• Add the next three ingredients and shake with ice and fine-strain into a glass filled with crushed ice.
• Top with ginger ale.
• Garnish with a sprig of mint.

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• Muddle the mint leaves, pineapple cubes and sugar in a glass. Fill with ice and the rum; top with ginger beer. Garnish with the pineapple slice.

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• Put all ingredients, except for the ginger beer and mint, in a highball glass. Gently stir the drink, then top up with ginger beer. Garnish with the mint sprig and apple slices to serve.

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• Juice the limes. You should wind up with about 1/4 cup of juice. Reserve the juiced halves.
• In a bowl, mash the lime halves, juice, rum, mint, sugar, and ginger with a spoon or masher of choice.
• Allow it to sit for about 20 minutes, and then strain into a bowl. Discard the solids.
• Fill 4 glasses with ice, 1/2 cup rum mixture and 1/2 cup club soda.
• Garnish with mint sprigs.

Steps:

• To make the pineapple-rum: Peel, core and slice pineapple and pack into a glass container with a cover. Add rum to completely cover pineapple. Seal container and store in a cool place for four to five days. Taste rum occasionally to check progress. When rum has reached the desired flavor, strain it through a sieve, bottle, and refrigerate for up to two weeks. Yields one liter.
• To make ginger syrup: In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, bring water and ginger to a boil. Add sugar, stirring until dissolved. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Strain through a sieve, bottle, and refrigerate for up to one month. Yields approximately 3 cups.
• To make mojito: In a 14-oz glass, muddle spearmint, lime juice, and ginger syrup, to release the spearmint oils without tearing the leaves. Fill the glass with crushed ice, and add pineapple-infused rum. Stir the drink to incorporate the flavors and coat the ice. Add more crushed ice, stir again, top with soda water, and stir once. Garnish with a sprig of mint and spear of pineapple.