Tequila Mojitos

Submitted by KathyP53

"Mojitos are one of my favorite summer adult beverages. From Southern Living."

 

• Ready In: 18mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 5 cups

ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 cup fresh mint leaves
• 2 cups lemon-lime flavored soda, chilled
• 1 cup fresh lime juice
• 1⁄2 cup tequila
• fresh mint leaves (to garnish)
• lime slice (to garnish)

directions

1. Bring 1 cup water and sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan. Boil, stirring often, until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat; add mint leaves, and let stand 2 hours or until mixture is completely cool.
2. Pour mixture through a wire-mesh strainer into a pitcher, discarding mint. Stir in lemon-lime soft drink, lime juice, and tequila. Serve over ice. Garnish, if desired.

Reviews

[Jostlori]

Yum! I love mojitos, so I must admit I was a little skeptical about using the tequila instead of rum. Now, I'm a believer! I didnt' want to take the time to do the simple syrup, so I just muddled the ingredients with the lime, then followed the rest of the recipe. The mojitos were absolutely delicious! Thanks for posting!