[I]t’s time we start perfecting our Porch Sit game.
A Porch Sit is a late-afternoon gathering of friends, neighbors, a dog or two, a guitar or harmonica (optional), overlapping conversations, and sweet cold cocktails.
A Porch Sit is vital to summer, happy relationships, and good health. They stretch on into the evening and usually coincide with snacks, some sort of pasta salad, and a small dose of half-whispered gossip.
Cocktails are only part of the equation. Part but essential.
It’s cocktail time.
Start with the freshness: limes, kiwi, crushed ice and lots of rum.
White or golden rum for this recipe. Wait, do they call it golden rum? I hope so and they should.
Fresh lime juice together with granulated sugar. Stir stir stir until the sugar is dissolved. This lime-based cocktail will be very tart so I like to add a good amount of sugar.
Fresh lime and fresh kiwi into the lime and sugar.
Up next? Something I like to call the smash-muddle. Using the back of a spoon of a muddler to press mint and kiwi flavor into the sweetened lime juice.
Glasses prepared with loads of crushed ice, a lime wedge or two, a few kiwi slices, and big fragrant mint sprigs for each glass.
The cocktail is stirred with ice and divided among the garnished glasses.
Add a splash of soda to fizzy the drink and dilute the sweet lime.
Consider serving with a heap of Roasted Tomato and Feta Guacamole and crisp tortilla chips. Maybe on one of those sunny days when you’re playing hooky from a responsibility or two. Not that you do that… but it wouldn’t be the worst thing.
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Kiwi Mint Mojitos
Ingredients
- lots of crushed ice
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice plus lime wedges for garnish
- 3–4 tablespoons super fine granulated sugar, depending on your sweet tooth
- 1 handful fresh mint leaves, plus large sprigs of mint to garnish
- 3 ripe kiwi, peeled and sliced into rounds
- 1 cup rum
- splash of club soda for each glass
Instructions
- In a large glass or cocktail shaker stir together lemon juice and sugar until sugar has dissolved. Add mint leaves and a few slices of kiwi and muddle until fruit and mint are crushed and fragrant.
- Add rum and a handful of crushed ice and stir until combined.
- Fill four small glasses with crushed ice. Add mint sprigs, kiwi slices and lime wedges to each glass.
- Divide the cocktail between the four glasses, top each glass with club soda. Add a straw and enjoy immediately.
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The first time i tried this was in my freshman year of college. And it is heaven. I think it time to make a come back.
I’m definitely ready for porch sitting weather! With one of these in hand, it will certainly be ideal.
These look so amazingly refreshing and delicious! I’m also dying over your glasses, where ever did you get them?
These look soooooooooo good! As a New Zealander, we call kiwis “kiwifruit” so as not to confuse it with New Zealanders (kiwis) or the national bird (a kiwi). Once when I was working in a kitchenware store we had some US tourists come in and try to buy special knives for cutting kiwis! Kiwifruit knives do exist of course but we were quite alarmed until we realised they weren’t intending to hunt New Zealanders or the national bird…
My Porch Sit game is strong….all I’m missing is one of these in each hand.
is yum print the new ziplist? will I truly be able to save recipes for use later? if so I am very excited! was very angry about the ziplist/ epicurious debacle! hope this company does not repeat that.
will try mojitos this weekend!
aw. frankly i’m always sad when you do alcohol because i don’t drink and your posts make me want to. i guess i will just smush some kiwis and limes and mint together – that will probably be pretty much awesome anyway!
Love the kiwi as a twist to a traditional mojito. I’m also intrigued with your citrus juicer. It looks antique – where did you get it?
These look sooooo good and refreshing!
Hahaha! You crack me up — love your voice! I’m a big fan of a good, old fashioned porch sit. So vital to the summer. So vital to overall well being. Fun recipe — definitely going to try this one out soon :)
Yum!! This is the perfect beverage for Spring and Summer!
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These look divine! x
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Its raining horribly here in NZ and these just make me daydream of sunny afternoons!
The addition of kiwi looks fantastic! I can’t wait to try this once I get my hands on some amazing kiwis. Thank you!
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Looks so refreshing!! Mojitos are my fave drink, bet they are great with kiwis!
There should be a “Caution – do not read this at work” notice beside this title. Because now I’m in the ‘I want to be anywhere but work with one of these in my hand’ mood. They look amazing!!
Can’t wait to try this this summer! Looking forward to some major porch sitting!
xoxo,
Lara
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I wanna porch sit. Every day. This looks delicious!!! xx
These are beautiful! Just need to find a porch to enjoy one on.
Kiwis?! Cool idea Joy!! What a yummy looking drink!
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Now if only I had a porch and these phenom glasses to up my porch-sit game! xo
Kiwi, lime and mint is such a gorgeous, zingy flavour combination. I often make a green juice/smoothie with those ingredients, so I can imagine a run infused version would be just as welcome to my tastebuds. I could most certainly do with a glass or three of these right now!
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Those cups are everythinnggg! I’m all for a porch sit with a cocktail, hell yeah.
These are SO pretty! I love kiwi and this looks like a wonderful new way to use them!
Thanks for the recipe, I think I need a Mojito today. Maybe more rum. Have a good week. Paulette
We don;t have a porch – but I have a deck and a ‘can do’ attitude! they look yummy for a sunny evening.
Love it!! I’m all for working on my porch sitting game — especially with a snazzy cocktail like this. Also, I can’t believe how amazingly sweet the kiwis i’m getting are this year — this is a must make!
So refreshing and bright! I would make this the girls brunch too but simple enough to make several just for me. I am jealous the US is heading towards the summer months, it is freezing in the southern hemisphere.
The porch sit is one of my favorite aspects of this city! We live over in Bywater and do the “stoop sit” (seeing as we don’t have a porch) a couple times a week with our 2 pugs.
By the way, I adore reading your posts, specifically those with snippets about New Orleans. I find it hard to describe this place to others without getting too over-the-top with adjectives and emotion (ha!), but you do a great job. Thanks!
These look & sound awesome, Joy! I love the glassware as well. I expect agave should work just as well as fine sugar (just a preference!)?