On the Rocks: Cherry Mojito.

I thought I’d stick with the theme on The Daily Eat for this week’s edition of On the Rocks with these tasty looking Cherry Mojitos. The combination of sweet cherries and tart lime juice is making my mouth water!

Ingredients:
– 1 1/4 cups sugar
– 1 1/4 cups fresh lime juice (about 9 limes)
– 3 pounds dark cherries, such as Bing or Burlat, pitted
– 2 1/4 cups best-quality black cherry or plain vodka
– 1 (750 ml) bottle sparkling water

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. Put lime juice into a medium nonreactive bowl. Halve 2/3 of the cherries; add all cherries to lime juice. Stir in syrup. Refrigerate at least 1 hour (up to overnight). 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 with sparkling water; serve immediately.

:: recipe and photo via Laura Loves via Martha Stewart

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