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Blue Mojito

Published: Mar 10, 2023 by Lexi

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Two of the finished blue mojitos in cute glasses with garnish.
Front view of the finished blue mojitos in bubble glasses.

Blue Curaçao, rum, mint, and lime juice come together to make this delicious and unique Blue Mojito. With the same minty and citrusy flavor that makes a mojito great, this blue mojito is a colorful twist on a classic.

Front view of the finished blue mojitos in bubble glasses.
Garnish with a sprig of mint and some lime slices to highlight the blue color!

We seriously love a good mojito over here, so any variation of the classic cocktail is no exception. The traditional mojito, which originated in Havana, Cuba, contains rum, lime, mint, sugar, and typically club soda.

This version keeps that same tried and true base, but adds a bit of Blue Curaçao for some tropical flair and a unique blue color. It's super fun, intriguing for guests, and has a hint of orange flavor thanks to the Blue Curaçao.

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  • Tips and FAQs
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Why We Love This Recipe

  • Refreshing and tropical: With lime juice, mint, and Blue Curaçao (a bright blue, orange-flavored liqueur), this blue mojito is incredibly bright, refreshing, and full of delicious tropical flavor.
  • Fun color: Blue Curaçao creates a stunning blue colored mojito that will seriously impress (and intrigue) your friends and family.
  • Quick and easy: You only need 6 ingredients and less than 10 minutes to make one of these delicious blue mojitos.

Ingredients

Here's what you'll need to make this blue mojito:

Blue mojito ingredients including mint and rum.
Use a fine sugar like caster sugar so it dissolves quickly.

Ingredient Notes

  • Rum: We prefer to use white rum in this blue mojito, as it's the traditional option for a mojito. (It also keeps the color nice and vibrant.) White rum is a bit milder in flavor, whereas dark rum tends to have more spice and depth of flavor. If you would prefer to use dark rum, feel free, but know that it will likely muddy the blue color.
  • Lime juice: Freshly squeezed is always best in cocktails.
  • Blue Curaçao: If you've never worked with it before, blue curaçao is a bright blue liqueur flavored with Laraha, or Curaçao orange. If you don't have any, you can sub with another orange liqueur like Cointreau, and then add in a few drops of blue food coloring. You should be able to find blue curaçao at just about any liquor store.
    • A few more uses for Blue Curaçao include our:
      • Blue Hawaiian Cocktail
      • Blue Lagoon Mocktail
      • The Grinch Cocktail
  • Club soda: We use this to add a bit of fizz to top off your mojito. You can also use sparkling/seltzer water.
  • Mint: Fresh mint is essential in this blue mojito! We like to use it both in the cocktail as well as the garnish.
  • Sugar: Any white sugar should work fine in this mojito, but we prefer to use fine sugar (like caster sugar) to make sure it dissolves quickly. If the sugar doesn't dissolve completely, you will end up with sugar crystals in your drink and the flavor might not be quite as balanced.

Instructions

(1) Add the mint leaves and sugar to a cocktail shaker with a splash of the lime juice, and muddle until the mint leaves are slightly broken down.

(2) Pour in the rum, blue curaçao and fill the cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Shake well for at least 15 seconds (to make sure the sugar disperses evenly).

Left: muddling the sugar and mint. Right: pouring the lime juice into the shaker.
Muddle the mint well enough to break it down slightly, which will release the mint's natural oils.

(3) Pour the mixture into ice-filled glasses and top with a splash of club soda. Enjoy with a mint garnish.

Left: pouring more liquid into the shaker. Right: straining the cocktail into the glasses.
Make sure to strain the cocktail so there aren't any big pieces of mint!

Variations

  • Make it for a crowd: Multiple the recipe quantities by 5 or 6, and follow the same procedure, except use a pitcher instead of a cocktail shaker. Stir everything together, then when you're ready to serve, pour into individual glasses and top with club soda. Make sure to stir/shake well just before serving, as the ingredients may separate.
  • Add the fruit or berries of your choice when you muddle: You can try pineapple, peaches, mango, raspberries, or blueberries for an extra burst of flavor.
  • Don't over-muddle: If you muddle the mint too much, it will break down and release a bitter flavor. You simply want to gently muddle to release the oils for a subtle mint flavor.

Tips and FAQs

  • What to do if you don't have a muddler: A muddler is essential to making a mojito in order to extract the flavor from the mint and dissolve the sugar. A wooden spoon is probably the best alternative. You can also use any kind of wooden dowel or even a traditional mortar and pestle.
  • No Blue Curaçao? Sub with Cointreau or Triple Sec and a few drops of blue food coloring to get that rich blue color.
  • Garnish: We love to garnish these blue mojitos with a sprig of mint and a lime wheel. This keeps it super simple and lets the blue color speak for itself.
What is Blue Curaçao?

Named after Curaçao, the spirit's country of origin, Blue Curaçao is a orange-flavored liqueur with an artificial blue coloring added to create that namesake color.

What's typically in a mojito?

A mojito typically combines sugar, mint, limes, rum and a splash of club soda.

Two of the finished blue mojitos in cute glasses with garnish.
This blue mojito is bright, refreshing, easy and crowd-pleasing!

More Mojito Recipes to Enjoy

  • Passionfruit mojito in a tall glass with fruit and herb garnish.
    Easy Passion Fruit Mojito
  • Side view of 2 pineapple mojito cocktails in highball glasses with mint garnish.
    Easy Pineapple Mojito
  • side view of mango mojitos in tall cocktail glasses garnished with mint and lime on white tile.
    Mango Mojito
  • Matcha Mojito

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Finished blue mojitos in bubble shaped glasses.

Blue Mojito


  • Author: Lexi
  • Total Time: 7 minutes
  • Yield: 2 cocktails 1x
  • Diet: Vegetarian
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Description

Blue Curaçao, rum, mint, and lime juice come together to make this delicious and unique Blue Mojito. With the same minty and citrusy flavor that makes a mojito great, this blue mojito is a colorful twist on a classic.


Ingredients

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  • 1 ½ ounces good quality white rum
  • ½ ounce blue curaçao
  • ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon super fine sugar, like caster sugar
  • 10 large mint leaves, torn plus a sprig to garnish for each glass
  • Splash or two of club soda

Instructions

  1. Add the mint leaves and sugar to a cocktail shaker with a splash of the lime juice, and muddle until the mint leaves are slightly broken down.

  2. Pour in the rum, blue curaçao and fill the cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Shake well for at least 15 seconds (to make sure the sugar disperses evenly).

  3. Pour the mixture into ice-filled glasses and top with a splash of club soda. Enjoy with a mint garnish.

Notes

Don't over-muddle: If you muddle the mint too much, it will break down and release a bitter flavor. You simply want to gently muddle to release the oils for a subtle mint flavor. 

What to do if you don't have a muddler: A muddler is essential to making a mojito in order to extract the flavor from the mint and dissolve the sugar. A wooden spoon is probably the best alternative. You can also use any kind of wooden dowel or even a traditional mortar and pestle.

No Blue Curaçao? Sub with Cointreau or Triple Sec and a few drops of blue food coloring to get that rich blue color.

Make it for a crowd: Multiple the recipe quantities by 5 or 6, and follow the same procedure, except use a pitcher instead of a cocktail shaker. Stir everything together, then when you're ready to serve, pour into individual glasses and top with club soda. Make sure to stir/shake well just before serving, as the ingredients may separate. 

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 2 minutes
  • Category: Cocktails
  • Method: Shaker
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 207
  • Sugar: 19.1 g
  • Sodium: 8.4 mg
  • Fat: 0.1 g
  • Carbohydrates: 20.8 g
  • Fiber: 0.2 g
  • Protein: 0.1 g

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