Cocktails for a Crowd: Mojitos Made with Mint Simple Syrup
Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 4:24PM
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Mojitos are pretty simple. Mint, lime, club soda. My traditional Mojito recipe calls for muddling the mint with the sugar to bruise the mint to release the flavor. While that's great for one drink, for a party, who has time to do that? Here's a Mojito recipe for a crowd that calls for mint simple syrup which really gets the mint flavor into the drinks. You can make the simple syrup days ahead and that makes party day a lot easier.

MINTY MOJITOS FOR A CROWD

Makes 12

1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed lime juice

1 1/2 cups mint simple syrup*

2 1/4 cups light rum

Ice

Club Soda

Mint leaves or lime wheels for garnish

Add the lime juice, mint simple syrup and rum to a pitcher. Stir well. Fill 12 glasses with ice. Pour drink 2/3 full. Top with club soda. Garnish with a lime wheel or mint sprigs.... or sugar cane if you can find it!

MINT SIMPLE SYRUP

2 cups water

2 cups sugar

15-20 mint leaves

Put the sugar and water into a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Turn off the heat and add the mint. Stir occasionally and allow to cool completely. Strain. Put into a Mason jar and keep it in the fridge until you are ready to use it.  Party for one? Try my Classic Cuban Mojito Recipe

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