Refreshing Mango Cocktail Recipes You Can Make at Home

Photo credit: Ruben Cabrera @rubenpictures — Photo credit: Ruben Cabrera @rubenpictures

It's Mango season in South Florida, and this year the yield seems to be a bumper crop, so MIAbites decided for the rest of the month to feature Mango Monday recipes. Watch for some refreshing and creative ways to enjoy those luscious sweet Florida fruits year round.

This week, we're featuring some mango cocktails you can make at home. Check out more mango creations at next months South Beach Mango Festival on Sunday, August 5th, 11 am-7 pm on Lummus Park, Miami Beach. Tickets are $20 and available here.

Mango Sangria

1.5 oz. Casamigos Blanco Tequila
1.5 oz. White wine
1 oz. Simple syrup
.5 oz. Fresh lemon juice
.5 oz. Mango juice
2 Pineapple chunks OR .25 oz. Pineapple juice
2 Mango slices

Method:

Combine all ingredients in a tin shaker and muddle fruit. Add ice and shake vigorously for 6-8 seconds. Fine strain into a wine glass and add block ice. Garnish with a large, thin mango slice and thyme sprig. *Recipe courtesy of Casamigos Tequila.

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Mango Daiquiri

1 oz fresh lime juice
1 oz simple
1 oz mango purée
2 oz 4 Year Old Flor de Cana Anejo Oro Rum

Method:

Shake and strain all ingredients into chilled coupe glass. Garnish with dehydrated mango threads. *Recipe courtesy of Death or Glory Bar.

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Mango Mojito

4 mint leaves
2 teaspoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1/2 cup mango nectar
3 oz rum
2 oz seltzer water
lime slices, for garnish
fresh mango, cubed for garnish
mint, for garnish

Method:

In a cocktail glass, add mint leaves and brown sugar. Muddle together until the mint leaves are bruised to release the mint flavor. Then, add the lime juice, mango nectar and rum. Mix with a spoon until sugar has dissolved. Add ice and seltzer water. Garnish with lime slices, mango bits and a mint sprig. Serve immediately.

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