Make a Vodka Mojito

Substitute vodka for rum to give your mojitos a new flavor profile. You can make a single mojito or make a pitcher of mojitos with these recipes.

Ingredients

Single Vodka Mojito

Servings: 1

  • 3 sprigs fresh mint
  • 2 tbsp. superfine sugar
  • 2 tbsp. lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 3 tbsp. lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • 2 1/2 oz. (75 ml) vodka
  • Ice
  • Lemon-lime soda
  • Lemon wedge for garnish

Vodka Mojitos for a Group

Servings: 8

Mint Simple Syrup

  • 1 cup (240 ml) water
  • 1 cup (200g) sugar
  • 1 cup fresh mint leaves, packed

Vodka Mojitos

  • 2 cups (475 ml) vodka
  • 1 1/2 cups (350 ml) mint simple syrup
  • 1/2 lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • Ice
  • 1 cup (240 ml) club soda

Steps

Make a Single Vodka Mojito

Ratchet up the citrus flavor by adding both lemon and lime juice, as well as lemon-lime soda to this vodka mojito.

  1. Muddle the mint, sugar, lime juice and lemon juice in a Collins glass. Use a muddler or the back of a spoon.
  2. Add the vodka to the glass.
  3. Add the ice 3/4 of the way up the glass.
  4. Top the drink with a splash of lemon-lime soda.
  5. Garnish the drink with a lemon wedge.

Make Vodka Mojitos for a Group

Make your own simple syrup infused with mint. Then, assemble the mojitos in the pitcher before your party. Add the ice and club soda just before you serve the drinks.

Make Mint Simple Syrup

  1. Pour the water, sugar and mint leaves into a saucepan.
  2. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer it for 5 minutes, stirring it occasionally with a whisk to help the sugar to dissolve.
  3. Remove the syrup from the heat and cool it for at least 20 minutes before you add it to the mojito recipe.

Make the Pitcher of Vodka Mojitos

  1. Pour the vodka, mint simple syrup and lime juice into a pitcher.
  2. Stir the ingredients with a whisk.
  3. Add ice to fill the pitcher about 3/4 of the way to the top.
  4. Top the pitcher with the cup of club soda right before you serve the drinks and stir it gently to blend the ingredients.
  5. Serve the drinks in highball glasses.

Tips

  • Taste the simple syrup and vodka mixture before you serve the mojitos. If the drink is not sweet enough, add additional simple syrup or superfine sugar. You can also substitute lemon-lime soda for club soda to give the mojitos additional sweetness.

Things You'll Need

  • Collins glass
  • Muddler or spoon
  • Saucepan
  • Pitcher
  • Highball glasses

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