If you’re planning on hosting a party or sundowners this summer, then your get-together will only be complete with a refreshing cocktail to tie it all together. Here’s your guide to making a tasty Mojito in a pitcher that you and your friends can enjoy together.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups light rum
- 1 cup mint simple syrup
- 1 cup lime juice
- 2 cups club soda
- 1/2 cup mint leaves
- fresh mint sprigs
- lime slices
Instructions:
- Pour the water into a saucepan and boil over medium heat. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved.
- Reduce the heat to a simmer and add the mint leaves to the syrup. Allow to simmer for 5 minutes before removing from heat.
- Using a fine mesh strainer, strain the mint from the syrup.
- Pour the mint syrup into a jar and refrigerate.
- Pour the lime juice, mint syrup, and rum into a pitcher.
- Dilute with club soda.
- Strain the mojitos into glasses and garnish with lime slices and mint sprigs.