Cherry Mojito
Ready In: 20 mins
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
- 1 1⁄4 cups fresh lime juice (about 9 limes)
- 3 lbs dark cherries
- 2 1⁄4 cups black cherry vodka or 2 1⁄4 cups plain vodka
- 1 (750 ml) bottle sparkling water
Directions
- Bring sugar and 1 1/4 cups water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved.
- Remove from heat; let cool completely. (Makes about 2 cups syrup.) Syrup can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 month.
- Put lime juice into a medium nonreactive bowl. Halve 2/3 of the cherries; add all cherries to lime juice. Stir in syrup. Refrigerate at least 1 hour (up to overnight).
- Stir cherry mixture and vodka in a large serving bowl.
- Fill 12 glasses with ice. Spoon 1/2 cup cherry-vodka mixture into each glass.
- Top with sparkling water; serve immediately.
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