Mojitos

16 servings

2 cups (packed) fresh mint leaves
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 1/3 cups fresh lime juice (from about 18 large limes)
4 cups light rum
Ice cubes
3 cups club soda

Combine mint, sugar, and lime juice in large bowl; mash well with potato masher. Let mixture stand at least 15 minutes and up to 2 hours.
At party:
Stir in rum. Using ladle, divide mixture among 16 glasses. Fill glasses almost to the top with ice cubes, then top each with 3 tablespoons club soda.


You can try using concentrated lime juice, or part fresh part concentrated.


Make a double recipe, with “syrup” in 2 pitchers; add rum at event and do not add to second batch unless needed.