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Coconut Mojito

Name: Coconut Mojito
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 14 fresh Mint leaves; 60 ml Light gold rum 1-3yo; 22.5 ml Coconut liqueur; 15 ml Lime juice; 15 ml Soda water

Difford’s Guide

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Ingredients
14 fresh	Mint leaves
2 fl oz	Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
3/4 fl oz	Malibu Original coconut rum liqueur
1/2 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz	Thomas Henry Soda Water (chilled)

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Koto Collins 35cl

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of mint sprigs bouquet.

Method

ADD first 3 ingredients to glass and two-thirds fill with crushed ice.
CHURN (stir) with bar spoon.
FILL glass with more crushed ice.
TOP with soda.

Garnish

Garnish with mint sprigs bouquet.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

22.7 grams of pure alcohol

History

Recipe by yours truly in September 2025.

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Review

The rum gives the coconut an almost toasty note in this nutty riff on a classic Mojito.

Don Q Gold Rum 750ml - makes 12.5 cocktails
$12.99 $1.04 per cocktail Don Q Gold Rum image

Malibu Original 1000ml - makes 44 cocktails
$26.99 $0.61 per cocktail Malibu Original image

$1.65 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 12.5 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Chris Dimal 34w

Really, really dry. Far too dry for sure. Not enough sweetness and it gets surprisingly sour. Maybe I made a mistake, because it's definitely not 4.5*.