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Bing Cherry Mojitos

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Martha Stewart Living, July 2006 http://www.marthastewart.com/313098/bing-cherry-mojitos
  • Serves 12

Ingredients

    • 1 1/4 cups sugar
    • 1 1/4 cups freshly squeezed lime juice (about 9 limes)
    • 3 pounds Bing cherries
    • 18 ounces best-quality black cherry or plain vodka (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.beekmanliquors.com">www.beekmanliquors.com</a>)
    • 1 bottle sparkling water (750 mL)

Directions

  1. 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.
  2. Put lime juice into a medium nonreactive bowl. Halve and pit cherries; add to lime juice. Stir in syrup. Refrigerate at least 1 hour (up to overnight).
  3. 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 off with sparkling water. Serve immediately.

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