Bing Cherry Mojitos

5 ingredients
13 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups fresh lime juice (about 9 limes)
  • 3 pounds Bing cherries
  • 18 ounces best-quality black cherry or plain vodka
  • 1 bottle (750 ml) sparkling water

Directions

  1. 1
    Bring sugar and 1 1/4 cups water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved.
  2. 2
    Remove from heat; let cool completely.
  3. 3
    (Makes about 2 cups syrup.)
  4. 4
    The syrup can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 month.
  5. 5
    Put lime juice into a medium nonreactive bowl.
  6. 6
    Halve and pit cherries; add to lime juice.
  7. 7
    Stir in syrup.
  8. 8
    Refrigerate at least 1 hour (up to overnight).
  9. 9
    Stir cherry mixture and vodka in a large serving bowl.
  10. 10
    Fill 12 glasses with ice.
  11. 11
    Spoon 1/2 cup cherry-vodka mixture into each glass.
  12. 12
    Top off with sparkling water.
  13. 13
    Serve immediately.

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