How to Make Lime and Mint Infused Rum
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Upgrade your next mojito with this lime and mint infused rum. It’s an easy recipe to make – the hard part is waiting for the flavors to infuse!
Rum infusions and homemade liqueurs make wonderful gifts. Create the infusion in a pretty glass jar, add a gift tag, and you have a delicious, homemade gift! I love doing this for my homemade cocktail kits. Coming up with a new infusion to give to a friend is so much fun!
Since dark rums are full of their own flavor, your favorite white rum is the best choice for this alcohol infusion. Also skip the pineapple rums or any other rum already infused with flavor.
Liquor store shelves are full of flavored rums but it’s hard to know what exactly is in those bottles. Added sugar? Added color? Both are likely.
Infusing your own liquor at home let you know exactly what’s being added to your rum. You also control the infusion time, making the flavors as strong – or not – as you want.
What You Need to Infuse Rum
- White rum – Choose your favorite brand.
- Limes – Fresh, clean limes.
- Fresh mint – Do not use dried mint for this infusion. Only use fresh mint.
- Pint mason jar with an airtight lid – A glass container is best for doing liquor infusions.
How to Make Lime and Mint Infused Rum
Wash 2 limes and using a vegetable peeler, carefully peel the limes. You want to peel off the green rind, but not the white pith underneath. (The flavor is in the rind. The pith is bitter.)
Place the lime peels and a handful of washed, fresh mint leaves in a clean, 1 pint mason jar.
Fill the jar to the top with your favorite white rum. (Do not use dark rum or spiced rum.)
Tightly cover the jar and put it in a cool, dark place – like a pantry or cupboard.
Let the jar sit for 7 days, gently swirling the jar every day or two.
After 7 days, strain the lime peel and mint out of the rum. Discard the lime peel and mint.
Enjoy the rum!
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Lime and Mint Infused Rum for Mojitos
Ingredients
- 12 oz white rum
- 2 limes
- ⅓ cup fresh mint
- A pint mason jar with an airtight lid
Instructions
- Thoroughly wash the limes.
- Using a vegetable peeler, carefully peel the lime. You want to peel off the green rind, but not the white pith underneath.
- Place the lime peels and the washed, fresh mint leaves in a clean, pint mason jar.
- Fill the jar to the top with your favorite white rum.
- Tightly cover the jar and put it in a cool, dark place – like a pantry or cupboard.
- Let the jar sit for 7 days, gently swirling the jar every day or two.
- After 7 days, strain the lime peel and mint out of the rum. Discard the lime peel and mint.
- Enjoy the rum!
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Recipe Tips
Get creative with your infusion ingredients! Lots of flavors are delicious with rum. Using the instructions above, change up what you add to your rum. Complementary flavors for rum include: pineapple, citrus fruits – especially orange and lime, dragon fruit, and vanilla beans.
Make your rum spicy! Sliced habanero peppers or jalapeño peppers are great for infusing rum, but be sure to test your infusion every few HOURS if you go this route. Depending on the spice of the pepper and your heat tolerance, leaving it to infuse for days can render the rum undrinkable.
How to Use Lime and Mint Infused Rum
Use your lime and mint infused rum in place of traditional white rum in this classic mojito recipe or in my blueberry mojito recipe. Both are delicious when made with this infused rum.
Frequently Asked Questions
This depends on how strong you want the flavors to be. I recommend 7 days for this infusion so the rum is heavily infused with mint and lime flavors. You can strain the infusion early and enjoy it with a lighter flavor if you prefer.
Infused rum is rum that has had fruit or herbs added to it and is left to sit for several days so the rum takes on the flavors of whatever was added to it.
When kept in an airtight glass container at room temperature, infused liquor will last at least 6 weeks. You can also keep it in the refrigerator for up to 3 months. However you store the final product, for best results, keep the rum at room temperature and out of direct sunlight during the infusion process.
Simple syrup and club soda will give you a delicious drink when made with your lime and mint infused rum. Combine 1.5 oz infused rum with 1 oz simple syrup and 4 oz club soda or sparkling water. Add ice cubes and a squeeze of lime – stir, sip and enjoy!
Looking for More Homemade Liquor Infusions?
This grapefruit infused tequila is delicious in a Paloma or margarita cocktail. Prefer vodka? Try this blueberry infused vodka in my blueberry vodka lemonade. Or pick up some bourbon to make peach infused bourbon for a Peach Old Fashioned.
Want more Rum Cocktail Recipes?
If you love rum, don’t miss my BEST Pineapple Mai Tais, this easy Rum Punch recipe, an Easy Tiki Rum Cocktail (with Pineapple) or my less-dry take on a classic Hemingway Daiquiri.
