Although South Africans see a white Christmas only in the movies and on festive cards, there is nothing stopping us from combining some of our favourite white wines and white spirits and call it a White Christmas Mojito! In this way, you have all the sentiment of a traditional Christmas in a refreshing drink, perfect to cool down a summer’s celebration!

Ingredients

juice of 1 lime

8 mint leaves

1 tablespoon sugar

30 ml white rum

15 ml coconut rum

¼ cup canned coconut milk

Leopard’s Leap Culinaria MCC for topping up

pomegranate arils for serving

Method

In a glass, muddle the lime juice, sugar and mint leaves until the leaves have broken down.

Fill the glass halfway with ice.

In a blender, combine the white rum, coconut rum and coconut milk and pulse until smooth.

Pour over the ice and stir to combine.

Top up with the MCC, mint and pomegranate.

Cheers!