This creamy Blackberry Coconut Mojito recipe is perfect for the summer. Oregon blackberries, mint, rum and lime juice combine with cream of coconut, served up on ice with a sugar-lime rim, simply the best summer cocktail!
Recipe by Erin from platingsandpairings.com
8 fresh mint leaves
5 blackberries
1 ½ ounces white rum (or coconut rum)
1 lime (juiced)
2 ounces cream of coconut (¼ cup)
Ice
Soda water (for topping)
Mint sprigs (to garnish)
Lime wheels (to garnish)
Zest of 1 lime
2 tablespoons sugar
Pinch of kosher salt
Step 1
To make the sugar lime rim, combine the lime zest, sugar, and salt on a shallow plate. Run a lime wedge around the rim of your glasses then dip into the sugar mixture. Fill with ice.
Step 2
Lightly muddle the mint and blackberries in a cocktail shaker.
Step 3
Add the rum, lime juice, cream of coconut and ice and shake.
Step 4
Strain into rimmed glass. Top with club soda. Garnish with a mint sprig, blackberry and lime wheel. Enjoy!