Mojito

By jeknudson

Ingredients

• 3 cups Fresh Mint
• 9 Tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 cups light rum
• 1/2 cup lime juice
• 6 cups club soda (use Canadian club lime flavored club soda or other brand)
• 6 cups ice
• lime wedges

Preparation

Step 1

Reserve 6 mint leaves for garnish. Place remaining mint leaves in medium bowl with sugar and mash with wooden spoon until oils are released. (I just do this in the pitcher with the sugar and ice). Add rum and lime juice and stir until sugar dissolves. Strain mixture into pitcher. Add club soda to pitcher. Fill each six glasses with ice and fill with Mojito. Garnish with mint sprig and lime wedge.

(Note: I double the recipe of sugar, rum and lime juice to fill a large full size pitcher and then just add club soda to taste)