Name: Summer Mojito Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1.5 ounces White Rum; 6 leaves Mint; 1/2 Kiwi; 6 ounces Club Soda; 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup

This summer mojito recipe has the fresh flavor of bright green kiwi and real mint. It’s the perfect summertime cocktail. Try one or more of these mojito recipes – so many yummy flavors!

Kiwi mojito drink in a short cocktail glass with sliced kiwi, green and white cloth hand towel and a white marble background.

The Best Summer Mojito Recipe

What is your favorite thing about a summer cocktail? My summer drink must-haves are fresh herbs, bubbly, and fruity. Mojitos have all of these things and they are incredibly easy to customize and change up too.

For this mojito, I kept the mint and white rum but added some fresh kiwi slices. Kiwi is both sweet and slightly tart, so it tastes perfect in this bubbly drink.

Kiwi Mojito ingrediants - rum, club soda, kiwi and mint shown on a cutting board.

Summer Mojito Ingredients

I used classic mojito ingredients, so if you are a fan of this island drink, you might already have these things on hand.

White Rum
Fresh Mint
Kiwi
Club Soda
Simple Syurp

How To Make Summer Mojitos

All of the exact steps are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post. First, I wanted to share a quick overview because once you learn how to make this one, you can make any type of summer mojito.

First, prepare the kiwi. Cut it in half and peel the skin off. Then cut it into 3 slices. I like to eat the other half of the kiwi while I sip on my drink.

Then, muddle the mint and kiwi in your drinking glass. Fill it up with ice and top with rum and club soda.

Now you are ready to enjoy!

How To Muddle Ingredients For Mojitos

It is very important to be careful as you muddle the ingredients. To do this, press the mint into the kiwi slices in the bottom of the glass. The goal is to release the flavors of the mint and kiwi, not to puree them.

The easiest way to muddle the ingredients is to use a cocktail muddler. If you have a mortar and pestle you can use that too. In a pinch, a spoon can also work.

Looking down on Kiwi mojito drink in a short cocktail glass with sliced kiwi, green and white cloth hand towel and a white marble background.

Club Soda Substitute For Mojitos

Club soda has the best taste for mojitos. If you don’t have club soda, you can use seltzer water or tonic water. Both of those will have a slightly different taste so it will change the result of your mojito.

How To Make It A Mocktail

It’s really simple to make this a fun little mocktail for anyone that can’t or won’t drink alcohol. Just don’t add the rum and use more club soda. Garnish it with extra mint to make it fun!

Other Fruits For Mojitos

The best thing about mojitos is that they are super easy to change. You can use almost any type of fruit in them. Here are my favorite ones:

Blueberries for Blueberry Mojito
Watermelon for a Watermelon Mojito
Kiwi for Kiwi Mojito
Peaches for Peach Mojito
Raspberries and blackberries for a Berry Mojito
Mango, Pineapple and more!

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