Cherry Mojito

• 1 14 cups sugar
• 1 14 cups fresh lime juice (about 9 limes)
• 3 lbs dark cherries
• 2 14 cups black cherry vodka or 2 14 cups plain vodka
• 1 (750 ml) bottle sparkling water

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

sugar, lime juice, dark cherries, black cherry vodka, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cherry-mojito-315305 (may not work)