Ramblings with Rin: drinks

It's National Mojito Day! I love a good mojito; they are refreshing, delicious and you can jazz them up with so many different flavors. Since it's a million degrees outside, I've been craving mojitos almost weekly, so obviously, I was very excited for National Mojito Day. I decided to whip up a blueberry mojito to celebrate!

What You Need:

1 cup of blueberries
10 mint leaves
2 tsp of honey (or sugar)
6 oz of club soda
Juice of 2 limes
4 oz of rum

Directions:

Muddle blueberries and set aside
Muddle mint leaves and honey in cocktail shaker
Mix in blueberry mixture, rum and lime juice
Shake and pour over club soda and ice
Add garnish (berries, mint & lime) - if desired

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I don't know what it is about margaritas, but they are by my far my favorite drink to sip on during the warmer months. Ever since I can remember, my parents have had a blood orange tree in their back yard, and without fail, every year my mom begs me to take some of her oranges. This year, I decided to put my mother's oranges to good use and tried this blood orange margarita recipe. It was refreshing and delicious and if I'm guessing correctly just what you will need to get through those Monday blues!

Ingredients

4 oz Tequila

2 oz Triple Sec

6 oz fresh blood orange juice

Juice of two limes

Pinch Sugar

Sugar, for rimming edge of glass

Instructions

Rub rims of two glasses with lime wedge. Pour sugar onto a plate and spread out evenly. Dip rims of glasses into sugar until evenly coated.

Add all ingredients to a shaker, and shake well to mix well.

Fill glasses with ice. Pour margarita into the glasses.

Sip and enjoy!

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When it comes to sipping on summertime drinks, margaritas are my go-to cocktail. I guess I can thank my Mexican heritage for my love of tequila! I was browsing for some beverage ideas for 4th of July (I ended up making this one) when I stumbled upon this delicious recipe for a strawberry jalapeño margarita this weekend and knew that I had to try it out! What is your favorite drink to shake up in the summer?

Ingredients:

- 1½ oz. tequila
- 1 oz. orange liqueur, such as Cointreau
- ½ oz. agave nectar, or simple syrup
- ¾ oz. fresh lime juice
- 3 strawberries, sliced
- 2 slices jalapeño
- coarse sea salt for glasses

Directions:

Muddle the sliced strawberries, jalapeño and lime juice in a cocktail shaker. Add the tequila, orange liqueur, and agave nectar. Add ice and shake for a few seconds to mix everything together and to get the drink cold.
Run a lime wedge along the edge of the glass. Dip into a plate of salt to coat the edge. Add ice and strain the margarita into the glass. Garnish with a jalapeño slice.

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