Cherry Smash

6 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pitted fresh cherries (may use frozen cherries but they need to be thawed)
  • 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, plus 4 sprigs for garnish
  • 8 teaspoons sugar
  • 6 ounces dark rum
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 3 cups seltzer water (lime or cherry flavors would be great)

Directions

  1. 1
    Divide cherries, mint leaves and sugar among 4 glasses.
  2. 2
    Mash everything together with the back of a wooden spoon.
  3. 3
    Stir in rum and lime juice.
  4. 4
    Fill glasses with ice and top with seltzer.
  5. 5
    Garnish with mint sprigs.

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