Mint Cocktails: 172 Recipes & Amounts

At a glance

Start with Canton Julep

Canton Julep takes about 4 minutes and lists 5 piece of mint.

A balanced muddled cocktail combining bourbon, ginger liqueur, mint.

The strongest signals in Kokto’s five-axis profile are sweetness (3/5) and strength (3/5).

Make Canton Julep

Recipes to explore172

Required in162

Optional in10

Methods represented5

Measurements and preparation

How much mint should you use?

Start with your chosen recipe’s amount. These examples show how the quantity and preparation change between drinks.

5 piece

Canton Julep

For 1 serving · Muddled · 4 minutes

Full recipe and measures

12 piece

Cognac Julep

For 1 serving · Shaken · 4 minutes

Full recipe and measures

2 piece

Derby

For 1 serving · Stirred · 4 minutes

Full recipe and measures

Find your next drink

172 cocktails using Mint

Choose a drink by amount, method and preparation time. Open a card for all ingredients, measurements, steps and its tasting profile.

100-Pt Julep cocktail on a dark studio background

8 piece · Muddled

Back Porch Swizzle

5 min · View recipe →

Bahia cocktail on a dark studio background

3 leaf · optional · Blended

Calvados Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.13)

8 min · View recipe →

Calvados Mon Amour cocktail on a dark studio background

1 leaf · Shaken

Doheny Pisco Punch

7 min · View recipe →

Dr. Henderson cocktail on a dark studio background

3 piece · optional · Stirred

El Presidente (with Rhum Agricole)

5 min · View recipe →

El Presidente Menocal Special cocktail on a dark studio background

7 piece · Shaken

Elixir Tropical

5 min · View recipe →

Emerald Martini cocktail on a dark studio background

1 leaf · optional · Stirred

Falinum

7 min · View recipe →

Fallen Angel cocktail on a dark studio background

1 leaf · optional · Shaken

First Class Pass

8 min · View recipe →

Flying Grasshopper cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · optional · Shaken

Fresa Fresca

6 min · View recipe →

Fruit Cup Spritz cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · optional · Built

Holiday Cranberry Apple Mocktail

5 min · View recipe →

Horse With No Name cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · Shaken

Jamie Boudreau’s Absinthe Frappé

5 min · View recipe →

Jasper's Rum Punch cocktail on a dark studio background

3 leaf · Built

Luck of the Irish

5 min · View recipe →

Mai Tai cocktail on a black studio background

4 leaf · optional · Shaken

Pineapple & Yuzu Meringue Sour

7 min · View recipe →

6 leaf · Muddled

Pineapple Mint Ginger Beer Mocktail

5 min · View recipe →

Queen's Park Swizzle cocktail on a dark studio background

10 leaf · Muddled

Rhu, Barb, and Paloma

5 min · View recipe →

Rum Punch cocktail on a black studio background

4 leaf · optional · Shaken

Rye Whiskey Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.5)

7 min · View recipe →

Salted Plum Margarita cocktail on a dark studio background

1 leaf · Shaken

Savoy Corpse Reviver (by Joe Gilmore)

5 min · View recipe →

Serpent-less Swizzle cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · optional · Built

Southside

5 min · View recipe →

Strawberry Daiquiri cocktail on a dark studio background

1 piece · optional · Shaken

Word Up

6 min · View recipe →

Build your ingredient list

What to mix with mint

These ingredients appear together in the recipes above. Follow the full recipe for quantities and balance.

Lime Juice

Used with mint in 76 of the linked recipes.

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Lemon Juice

Used with mint in 44 of the linked recipes.

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Soda Water

Used with mint in 34 of the linked recipes.

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Simple Syrup

Used with mint in 33 of the linked recipes.

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Rich Simple Syrup

Used with mint in 27 of the linked recipes.

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White Rum

Used with mint in 24 of the linked recipes.

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Quick answers

Mint cocktail questions

Which cocktails use mint?

Canton Julep, Cognac Julep, and Derby use mint. Canton Julep lists 5 piece for 1 serving. Compare the 172 recipes below for the remaining ingredients and preparation steps.

How much mint do I need for a cocktail?

Canton Julep lists 5 piece for 1 serving; Cognac Julep lists 12 piece for 1 serving; Derby lists 2 piece for 1 serving. Use the amount in your chosen recipe: these examples are different drink specifications, not interchangeable ratios.

What else do I need to make Canton Julep?

Alongside mint, the required ingredients for Canton Julep are 90 ml bourbon and 45 ml ginger liqueur. Its muddled preparation takes about 4 minutes. Open the recipe for optional garnishes and the complete method.

Is mint required or optional?

Mint is required in 162 of the 172 linked recipes and optional in 10. Optional entries are labeled on the recipe cards; check the preparation note to see their role in that drink.

Evidence

Sources & editorial note

Recipe amounts, preparation notes and ingredient combinations come from Kokto’s dated 3006-recipe catalog. Counts cover this published set. Recipes are listed alphabetically; the quick starting point uses preparation time, then required-ingredient count. Taste scores are Kokto’s recipe profiles, not customer ratings. Ingredient combinations describe the linked recipes rather than substitution advice.

Canton Julep: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B040
Cognac Julep: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B019
Derby: quantities, method and source notesCocktail App English editorial catalog B048
Kokto governed 3006-recipe catalogIngredient identity, required/optional status, amount and method

Start with Canton Julep

How much mint should you use?

Canton Julep

Cognac Julep

Derby

172 cocktails using Mint

100-Pt Julep

A.B.C. Cocktail

Absinthe Frappé

Aku Aku

Amen Corner

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Antonella Basil Smash

Apple Mojito

Art of Choke

Avocado Kiwi Mocktail

B-Side Hit

Back Porch Swizzle

Bahia

Bajan Mojito

Baltimore Southside

Beetle Jeuse

Biggest Asset

Billionaire

Blackberry Fizz Mocktail

Blitzer

Blueberry Mint Mocktail

Boardwalk Flyer

Bog Cutter

Bourbon Smash

Brandy Daisy

Brandy Smash

Broadwalk Flyer

Bruja Smash

Buster Sword

Calvados Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.13)

Calvados Mon Amour

Canton Julep

Caribbean Ember

Caruso Cocktail

Champagne Julep

Che's Revolution

Cherry Mojito Mocktail

Claret Cobbler

Clover Leaf

Clover Leaf 'Martini'

Clover Leaf Cocktail

Coessential

Coffey Park Swizzle

Cognac Julep

Companion

Continental Exchange

Cowboy Hoof Martini

Cure's Vitamin C Cobbler

Cynar Julep

Derby

Detroit Martini No. 2

Difford's Fruit Cup No.1

Dixie Julep

Doheny Pisco Punch

Dr. Henderson

Dragon Fruit Mojito Mocktail

Drunken Helmsman

Eastside

Eastside Gimlet

Easy Street

El Presidente (with Rhum Agricole)

El Presidente Menocal Special

El Ritmo

Elderflower Mojito

Elderflower Mojito Mocktail

Elixir Tropical

Emerald Martini

Evil Dead Punch

Falinum

Fallen Angel

First Class Pass

Flying Grasshopper

French Impressions

French Maid