Cranberry Mojitos

• Produce

  • 8 oz Cranberries, fresh
  • 40 Mint, leaves

• Condiments

  • 4 tbsp Lime juice

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 cup Sugar

• Drinks

  • 1 Soda water

• Frozen

  • 1 Ice

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 8 oz Rum

• Liquids

  • 1 cup Water

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Ingredients

• 8 oz. fresh cranberries
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 40 mint leaves
• 4 Tbsp lime juice
• Ice
• 8 oz. rum
• Soda water

Directions

• Put cranberries, sugar, and water in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
• Lower the heat to medium-low and continue to cook for about 10 minutes, until just before your berries start bursting.
• Remove saucepan from heat and let cool a bit. Then place berries in a fine mesh strainer placed over a bowl and press with the back of a wooden spoon to extract as much liquid as possible.
• Put about 10 mint leaves and a Tbsp of lime juice in each glass. With the back of a wooden spoon or a muddler mash the mint up.
• Put ice in each glass and pour 2 oz. of the cranberry syrup and 2 oz. rum into each glass.
• Top off each glass with soda water. Sprinkle some fresh cranberries in for garnish.