1 oz white rum
.5 oz simple syrup (see note)
.5 oz fresh-squeezed lime juice
2-3 sprigs fresh spearmint
3-4 oz sparkling wine (A dry Spanish cava works well. Segura Viudas is an excellent affordable option. Please don’t use Cooks or another rock-bottom cheap brand)
Fresh or frozen strawberries, blueberries, or raspberries. Fruit can be left whole, but if the strawberries are large, slice them.
Crushed ice
Note: To make simple syrup, heat equal parts sugar and water until the sugar melts. Allow to cool. Keep refrigerated and use within 1-2 weeks. Don’t buy bottled simple syrup—make it yourself.
Reserve one mint sprig for garnish. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the first four ingredients. Shake with ice and strain into achampagne flute or tall, skinny Collins glassfilled with a mixture of crushed ice and whole berries. Top with 3-4 oz sparkling wine and garnish with mint.
To make these in a batch:
Mix about 8 drinks at a time.
Get 8 glasses ready to go, filled with crushed ice and berries. Then mix:
8 oz rum
4 oz simple syrup
4 oz fresh-squeezed lime juice
A big handful of fresh spearmint
Muddle well in cocktail shaker, then shake over ice and strain about 3 oz into each glass. Top each with 3-4 oz sparkling wine and garnish with mint.
Update: Since this drink appeared in Sunset magazine, everybody wants to know where to get the glass! I couldn’t remember where I’d bought mine, but an intrepid reader/drinker/shopper figured it out. Here they are at Crate & Barrel.
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Where can I buy the champagne bubble glasses ?
It’s the most gorgeous cocktail I’ve ever seen…
Haha! I have been looking for hours online for those same glasses! Hope someone can help us!
Crate & Barrel carries these bubble champagne glasses. I serve Champagne with a Wild Hibiscus Flower in syrup in them. They make drinks sparkle!
Hi! I knew when Sunset picked that picture that everyone would want the glass! It’s a very thick-stemmed Champagne flute with air bubbles in the stem. I think I got it at Pier One. I just checked their website and don’t see any online, but maybe they have them in the stores. I wish I’d bought more–I use them all the time!
Thanks for the reply! I ordered 3 of your books…Drunken Botanist, Wicked Bugs, and Wicked Plants…can’t wait! Will you get to the east coast on a book tour? Hope so and thanks again for the information.
Yay !!!!!! Guess I know where I’ll be going today !
Thank you so much for the reply , looks like gardening will be MUCH MORE FUN this summer … Looking at the world through mojito bubble glasses !!!!
Guess what !? The gasses are Crate and Barrel
Search ” verve ” on their site
Can’t wait for your book to go with them !
Cheers !
Excuse me !
GLASSES !
Thanks! And yes, I’ll be on the East Coast–a bunch of tour dates are posted here, and more to come:
http://www.amystewart.com/events/
I feel like Laura deserves some sort of prize for figuring this out. Well done!