Cocktail Friday: Pink Mojito

You will also love my Cherry Julep

I always associate certain cocktails with particular events, holidays or celebrations. Espresso martinis will forever be linked with my 30th birthday. I drank a few of those devilishly delicious concoctions and ended up literally not sleeping a wink that night (I have since learned my lesson).

Caipirinhas used to be my favourite cocktail at a local bar – until the bar sadly closed a few years ago. Mojitos and pretty much anything rum-based brings back wonderful memories from a long-ago holiday in Antigua.

If feels somehow wrong to be drinking mojitos in my living room on a chilly spring evening… but if you feel like daydreaming about holidays it definitely helps to have one in your hand!

I found a recipe for a Pink Mojito in my The Classic Cocktail Bible but since I didn’t have a few of the ingredients I ended up messing around with the recipe to suit. The original recipe calls for cranberry juice as a top up but I much prefer tonic water or soda water.

As you can see from the photos it really more of a ruby-red mojito rather pink – I think this is due to the cherry brandy I used. But lets not argue about the colour – this is one very drinkable and refreshing cocktail, pink or not!

It would definitely be better as a summertime drink but we can always pretend there’s a heatwave and surf for holidays online while sipping one of these babies!

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