Red, White & Blue Mojito

Mix up a Red, White & Blue Mojito for all the patriotic holidays ahead this summer! Rum, berries, mint and lime make for the best firework-watching beverage.

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About this Red, White & Blue Mojito

The summer is filled with patriotic holidays. There’s Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day. And every four years, there’s the Olympics too.

For those counting, that’s at least three times per summer in which you’ll need a patriotic cocktail!

If you’re anything like me, you can’t wait to kick off your shoes and enjoy a much-needed day off work. Relax outside with an ice-cold Red, White and Blue Mojito. It’s essentially my red strawberry mojito that’s layered with “white” ice and some blueberry mojito on top. I added raspberries and blackberries too!

Featuring rum, lime, mint and red and blue berries, this fresh cocktail can be enjoyed all summer, but its patriotic colors make it perfect for holidays like Memorial Day and July 4th.

Why you’ll love this recipe

This easy mojito is perfect for enjoying summertime, even when it’s not a holiday. Featuring fresh berries and mint, it’s a celebration of summer produce, and I just know you’re going to love it as much as me!

• Mojitos are the quintessential summer drink.
• This recipe is easy to make, even if you’re a novice cocktail maker.
• It’s a great way to use your summer produce! (I like to make mine with fresh berries from the local farmers market and mint from my herb garden.)

Tools & equipment

Here’s what you’ll need to make this recipe:

I make mine in a cocktail shaker so it’s easy to strain out the solids, but if you don’t mind them, then you can do it right in the glass.

You’ll also need a muddler, to help you get the flavors of the citrus, berries and mint infused into your drink. If you don’t have a muddler, use the blunt end of a wooden spoon.

Ingredients

The red, white and blue mojito isn’t complicated, but it does have a slightly longer ingredient list than the classic mojito.

Simple syrup: You can also use plain ol’ sugar, but it will take a little longer to mix into the liquids. If you want to save yourself some time to make a bunch of these for a party, you can use mint simple syrup.

Light rum: You will also need to pick out some rum. Go for light rum — also called white rum or silver rum, — like Cruzan or Bacardi. Here’s a rum guide if you want to learn more about it!

Fresh lime juice: If you can, take the time to juice fresh limes. I find this berry version quite succulent and refreshing and the citrus helps bring out their sweetness! The bottled concentrate works too.

Mint: Grab a bunch of fresh mint leaves to muddle into this drink. But be sure to save some for the garnish, though!

Berries: You’ll need some red-colored fruit, like raspberries and strawberries, and blue colored fruit, like blueberries and blackberries. You could also use other fruits like red apples or starfruit. You’ll be muddling these into the drink to squeeze out their flavorful juices, but be sure to reserve some to garnish.

Fruit for a patriotic mojito

This is an all natural patriotic mojito, with no artificial colors. (Though if you’re looking for a bright blue drink, look no further than these frozen blue margaritas.)

You will want to use at least one type of red berry and one type that’s blue to make this a red, white and blue mojito. The “white” part will come from the layer of ice.

Try these berries in your drinks — any combo would be delicious! I used strawberries, blackberries and blueberries in the ones pictured here.

• blue: Blueberries and blackberries work well together or alone to make the pretty bluish purple layer.
• red: The red layer can be made with strawberries, raspberries or cherries — or a combination of all three.
• white: Ice is enough to be the white layer, but you could also use diced red apple here. Star fruit would also make a pretty patriotic garnish.

Two methods

You can make the red, white and blue mojito two ways:

1. Mix it all together in the glass. This method leaves more pulp and seeds at the bottom. I don’t mind it, and it’s not as pretty, but it’s a lot simpler to just throw everything in and muddle it together. This leaves you with a pink-ish purple drink.
2. Make the colors separately to layer the drink. This is the method I used in these photos to get a gradient look, so I’ll detail it here. But if you want it to do it in the glass, just throw in all the berries.

Instructions

Here’s how to make your red, white and blue mojito!

First, get out a cocktail shaker or mixing glass. (If you don’t mind the pulp and a simple combined cocktail, you can do it right in the glass.)

Start with either the blue fruits or the red ones. I did red first, with raspberries and strawberries. Add half of the lime juice and simple syrup.

Then add the berries and fresh mint and muddle them together until you can smell the mint and the berries’ juices are released. Then add the rum and stir everything together.

Strain the red layer into a highball glass. Add a few berries or slices and top it with ice cubes or crushed ice. Set it aside and start on the blue layer.

Next, clean out your shaker and start the blue layer. Repeat the process. Add the berries, mint, simple syrup and lime juice.

Finally, stir in the rum and strain it into the glass over the ice. Add some blueberries and blackberries for garnish.

Top with a little club soda, add a mint sprig and a straw and this puppy is ready to drink! Serve it with some thematically on-brand recipes like Chantilly cake or red, white and blue cupcakes.

More patriotic drink recipes

If you need more patriotic recipes, I highly recommend these prosecco popsicles with fresh berries. So good!

These sparkling balsamic mocktails make for a fantastic alcohol-free beverage to serve up.

And Cheerwine bourbon slushies will always make for a good time, especially on a hot summer day by the pool!

Or you could try a batch of festive, layered red, white & blue jello shots! They are so colorful and fun for a summer party.