Description
Moonlit nights come alive with this Blood Moon Mojito, a crimson cocktail blending dark rum, pomegranate juice, and fresh mint. Mysterious flavors dance between sweet and tart, promising a sensory journey that beckons you to savor each mesmerizing sip.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Spirits and Liqueurs:
- 30 milliliters (1 ounce) BACARDI Carta Blanca rum
- 30 milliliters (1 ounce) Finest Call Blood Orange Sour
Mixers:
- 89 milliliters (3 ounces) ginger beer
Garnish:
(no garnish mentioned in original recipe)
Instructions
- Chill a highball glass by filling it completely with crushed ice to create a frosty base for the cocktail.
- Pour BACARDÍ rum into the ice-filled glass, ensuring a smooth and even distribution of the spirit.
- Splash the blood orange sour mix over the rum, creating a vibrant crimson layer that hints at the drink’s dramatic name.
- Top the mixture with fizzy ginger beer, which will add a spicy effervescence and help blend the flavors.
- Gently stir the ingredients using a long bar spoon, allowing the rum, sour mix, and ginger beer to harmonize into a seamless blend.
- Select a fresh blood orange wheel and carefully place it on the rim of the glass as an elegant garnish.
- For an extra Halloween-inspired presentation, add playful plastic vampire fangs or a small decorative skull pick to enhance the spooky aesthetic of the Blood Moon Mojito.
Notes
- Create a dramatic cocktail presentation by using black or dark red cocktail glasses to enhance the “blood” theme for Halloween parties.
- Swap traditional rum with spiced rum to add extra warmth and complexity to the drink’s flavor profile.
- Infuse the ginger beer with a splash of grenadine for deeper crimson color and subtle sweetness that matches the blood moon concept.
- Experiment with fresh blood orange juice instead of pre-made sour mix for a more vibrant, authentic citrus taste that feels more artisanal and less processed.
- Prep Time: 3 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Cocktails, Mocktails
- Method: Shaking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 10 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg