Spend Fourth of July sipping this star-spangled blueberry mojito
With the Fourth of July just days away, it’s time to get patriotic.
In The Know’s cocktail of the week, a star-spangled blueberry mojito, will help relieve some stress while showing off your patriotic spirit. Sip this refreshing, fruity cocktail while you relax, unwind and prepare for any fun festivities.
Ingredients:
1 cup fresh blueberries, plus extra for garnish
10 fresh mint leaves
2 tsp. sugar
Juice of 2 limes
4 oz. white rum
3 oz. blue curaçao
6 oz. club soda
Ice
To make a patriotic blueberry mojito, muddle the mint leaves and sugar in a cocktail shaker using the end of a wooden spoon or muddler. Next, add the lime and blueberries and continue muddling.
Place the rum and blue curaçao into the muddled mixture and shake well. Pour the drink through a strainer into two glasses filled with ice. Finally, top the drink off with club soda and garnish with blueberries.
Since we’re on the topic of booze and America’s sordid history, here are a few helpful lists of Black-owned, women-owned and Native American-owned distilleries. Only collective change and action can repair the nation’s broken institutions. Integrating small businesses operated by overlooked communities into your regular shopping habits is a small change most people can make!
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