City Grocery Mojitos
- 1 large bunch of spearmint, plus 8 additional sprigs for garnish
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 lime, rinsed and quartered, plus 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 cup club soda, plus more for serving
- 2 cups dark rum
- Ice cubes
- In a bowl, using a wooden spoon, crush the spearmint with the sugar and lime quarters until the sugar starts to dissolve and tastes like mint.
- Add 1 cup of the club soda and stir until the sugar dissolves completely.
- Strain the mixture through a coarse sieve into a pitcher.
- Stir in the lime juice and rum.
- Fill 8 tall glasses with ice and add a mint sprig to each, lightly crushing it with your hands.
- Pour the mixture over the ice, top each glass with club soda and serve.
spearmint, sugar, lime, club soda, dark rum, cubes
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/city-grocery-mojitos (may not work)