Amazing Blackberry Mojito With Mint for Summer

This blackberry mojito with mint, a favorite of Brandy Wendler’s, is fresh and perfect drinking for warmer months. The addition of blackberries to the traditional mojito not only adds a gorgeous magenta hue, but also a sweet-tart flavor that is just sublime.

Recipe card updated 3/25/22.

Happy Friday! Today, I’m featuring a cocktail from my sweet friend, the gorgeous Brandy Wendler. The girl is a literal pageant winner; She’s the former Mrs. Alaska, and current Mrs. Northwest International 2013–though if you listen to her closely you’ll know that she’s really from the South. The deep South. Brandy oozes Southern hospitality and charm…not in the bless your heart kind of way, but in the genuine, I actually care about you kind of way. Beyond that, she’s a brilliant advocate for Celiac Disease and the gluten-free lifestyle, traveling far and wide, as part of her official pageant platform, to raise awareness. Professionally she’s no slouch either, as she’s the Director of Infection Control and Employee Health at a hospital in Alaska, where she currently resides with her {equally adorable} military husband.

From Brandy…

I find mojitos to be incredibly refreshing. Maybe it’s because the first man who ever bought me one took my breath away with his charming smile–and we got married. Then again, it could just be the mint. However, its not every day you meet someone who instantly makes your life better. I never liked mixed drinks until my husband had the bartender make me a mojito on the first day we met. After that, it was love (with the drink and the man). While we were dating, he used to make them for me all the time in the summer. For our engagement party, our signature drinks were “Meant to be Mojitos”.

After we were engaged, we went out to eat at Bone Fish Grille, and their featured cocktail that night was a Blackberry Mojito with mint. I couldn’t wait to try it, and just as I expected it was sweet and minty and just plain fun! Now I always ask my husband to add blackberries to my mojitos.

So, in the spirit of love, I wanted to share them with you! Hopefully, they make you as happy as they have made me.

Ok, let’s be honest here, Brandy…I think it’s the man in uniform that has made you happy…not the drink. However, I have tried this cocktail, and I must say, it did elevate my mood–must be all those antioxidants from the berries. Cheers!

If you loved this blackberry mojito with mint, be sure to check out some of my other cocktails:

• Delicious Blood Orange Cocktail with Raspberry
• Cool, Floral, Spicy & Smoky – A Summer Margarita Glow Up
• Violet Champagne Cocktail – The Elizabeth Taylor

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Blackberry Mojito

Brandy Wendler

This cocktail, a favorite of Brandy Wendler’s, is fresh, minty and perfect drinking for warmer months. The addition of blackberries to the traditional mojito not only adds a gorgeous magenta hue, but also a sweet-tart flavor that is just sublime.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course Drinks

Servings 2 cocktails

Calories 183 kcal

Equipment

• Cocktail Shaker

Ingredients

  

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• 12 blackberries
• ½ a lime cut into 4 chunks
• ¼ cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• 4 ounces white rum or vodka
• soda water to top

Instructions

 

• Put the blackberries, lime chunks, mint and sugar in a cocktail shaker. Smash with a muddler (or the handle end of a wooden spoon), until berries are crushed.
• Add the rum and ½ cup of ice and shake vigorously.
• Strain the mixture into two highball glasses filled with crushed ice (I also like to open the shaker to pour some of the thicker berry juice into the glasses).
• Top with soda water and serve immediately, garnished with lime and extra berries, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 183kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 11mgPotassium: 78mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 273IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg

Keyword mojito

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