Cherry Mojito

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 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

Recipe

• 1 bring sugar and 1 1/4 cups water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved.
• 2 remove from heat; let cool completely. (makes about 2 cups syrup.) syrup can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 month.
• 3 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).
• 4 stir cherry mixture and vodka in a large serving bowl.
• 5 fill 12 glasses with ice. spoon 1/2 cup cherry-vodka mixture into each glass.
• 6 top with sparkling water; serve immediately.