1st #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 11th August: Kiwi Mojito

Our first cocktail is the Kiwi Mojito, a refreshing mojito made with kiwi fruit, agave nectar, rum and soda water.

This cocktail can be stiffened by increasing the rum or easily scaled-up for a BBQ.

Kiwi Mojito

Yields1 Serving
Prep Time5 mins

A refreshing mojito made with kiwi fruit, agave nectar, rum and soda water.

 1 tbsp sugar (for rim)
 ½ lime (quartered)
 2 mint leaves (muddled)
 1 kiwi fruit (peeled and sliced)
 ½ tbsp agave nectar
 30 ml white rum
 60 ml club soda

1

Rinse and pat dry the mint leaves and add them to the cocktail shaker.

2

Gently muddle the mint leaves to release the oils.

3

Puree the peeled and sliced kiwi fruit with the agave nectar and add to the cocktail shaker.

4

Squeeze the juice from three of the lime segments and add to the cocktail shaker with the rum.

5

Use one segment of the quartered lime half to wet the rim of a tumbler; roll the rim through some sugar on a saucer.

6

Half-fill the cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigourously until well-chilled.

7

Empty the cocktail shaker into the glass without straining.

8

Garnish the glass with some mint leaves and a lime and kiwi slices.

[cocktail-ingredients]

Ingredients

 1 tbsp sugar (for rim)
 ½ lime (quartered)
 2 mint leaves (muddled)
 1 kiwi fruit (peeled and sliced)
 ½ tbsp agave nectar
 30 ml white rum
 60 ml club soda

Directions

1

Rinse and pat dry the mint leaves and add them to the cocktail shaker.

2

Gently muddle the mint leaves to release the oils.

3

Puree the peeled and sliced kiwi fruit with the agave nectar and add to the cocktail shaker.

4

Squeeze the juice from three of the lime segments and add to the cocktail shaker with the rum.

5

Use one segment of the quartered lime half to wet the rim of a tumbler; roll the rim through some sugar on a saucer.

6

Half-fill the cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigourously until well-chilled.

7

Empty the cocktail shaker into the glass without straining.

8

Garnish the glass with some mint leaves and a lime and kiwi slices.

Kiwi Mojito

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