Blood Orange Cinnamon Mojito Food

BLOOD ORANGE MOJITO

Steps:

• Add 1 cup of sugar to 1 cup of water and bring the mixture to a boil on the stove and then reduce the heat to a simmer.
• Simmer for 5 - 10 mins or until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture has thickened slightly. You want it to just coat the back of a spoon. You don't want it too thick.
• Juice your blood oranges. Your going to need about 1/2 to 1 orange per cocktail, depending on how juicy they are.
• Add the rum, mint, and blood orange juice to a glass or cocktail shaker. Smash it up with a cocktail muddler.
• Strain the rum into a glass (if you used a shaker) and add some more mint, the lime juice, and the simple syrup. Muddle just briefly again. Fill the glass with ice.
• Top the mixture with club soda add a few blood orange slices and garnish with a sprig of mint before serving.

BLOOD ORANGE MOJITOS

Steps:

• Divide the citrus fruit, mint leaves and sugar between 4 glasses. Muddle the fruit until the juice has been extracted. Add a shot of rum to each glass and stir. Fill each glass with ice. Top with club soda, stir and serve garnished with a mint sprig.