Delicious Mandarin Mojito To Beat The Heat

Citrus fruits are one of the most requested fruits during the summer for their ability to refresh us. For this reason, in American movies we do not stop seeing children with their classic kiosk selling frozen lemonades. But, of course, to beat the heat with drinks we not only have lemonade: there are many more options, and one of them is the mandarin mojito.

Its delicious and refreshing taste encourages us to enjoy the summer. It is an alcoholic drink with a very light consistency, inspired by the Cuban mojito recipe but, obviously, with certain variations.

This cocktail can be made from mandarin concentrate or mandarin juice. If it is made from concentrate, the flavor will be even more intense. On the other hand, if it is made with juice, the flavor will be a little softer, since a certain amount of water is incorporated.

Here we present some of the easiest mandarin mojito recipes to prepare so that you are encouraged to try it. If you can’t drink alcohol, you can  replace the rum with water or sparkling lemonade. This way you will get a kind of bubbly cocktail.

Classic mandarin mojito

Ingredients (for 1 drink)

• Ice cubes
• Fresh mint leaves
• 1/2 cup of brown sugar (100 g)
• The juice of 3 or 4 large tangerines
• 2 tablespoons cup of lemon juice (30 ml)
• ¾ glass of rum or sparkling water (150 ml)
• Optional: ½ teaspoon grated lemon or tangerine peel (2.5 g)

Preparation

1. First, we take a glass and add as many ice cubes as we want. Next we add 2 or 3 mint leaves.
2. Besides, we squeeze the juice of 2 or 3 tangerines and add the brown sugar. It is not recommended to add water, since when the ice melts with the heat, this will cause the cocktail to gradually soften.
3. We mix the mandarin juice with the rum or the sparkling water (according to our preference). We combine well and pour into the glass.
4. As a decoration, we can either add a slice of mandarin to the glass or ½ teaspoon of zest from the lemon or tangerine peel. Serve at the moment.

More mint leaves can be added when served to make the drink even more refreshing. You can also blend 10 or 12 mint leaves with the orange juice before mixing with the rum.

Another interesting way to prepare this cocktail is to squeeze the tangerine juice and take it to the refrigerator to freeze. Then you just need to crush the ice, add the mint, rum, shake and serve.

Mandarin mojito with strawberries

This version of the mandarin mojito aims to obtain a much more intense flavor and, in general, a drink of greater density so that, when the ice melts, the flavor does not soften so easily.

Ingredients (for 1 drink)

• Ice cubes

• Fresh mint leaves
• ½ cup of brown sugar (100 g)
• The juice of 3 or 4 large tangerines
• 2 tablespoons of strawberry juice (30 ml)
• ¾ glass of rum or sparkling water (150 ml)
• Optional: 1 strawberry cut in half, mint leaves, ½ teaspoon lemon zest (2.5 g), 1 orange slice

Preparation

1. To prepare this mandarin mojito, the first thing we have to do is squeeze the juice from the strawberries and tangerines. As in the previous case, we will not add water to the preparation (unless we want to obtain a milder flavor).
2. Next, we mix the fruit juice with the brown sugar and the liquor.
3. We pour everything into the glass with ice and decorate as we prefer. Then we serve and enjoy.

Preparing a rich mandarin mojito does not take more than 5 minutes, so there is no excuse not to try it. The summer heat demands that we constantly hydrate ourselves and what better way to do that than by having a good drink? On the other hand, this cocktail invites us to relax and enjoy the moment.