Mojito Mixer

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• 2 ounces mint leaves (by weight)
• 8 key limes or 4 regular limes

Recipe

• 1 mix the sugar and water in a medium saucepan. heat on medium high and bring to a boil.
• 2 cut the limes in half and give the mint leaves a crush in your hands and add to the sugar and water mixture.
• 3 turn heat down to medium and let simmer for five minutes to steep the flavor out of the mint and limes.
• 4 pour syrup through a strainer and chill.
• 5 keep the syrup refrigerated.
• 6 to use this syrup to make a mojito, pour about 1 tablespoon (give or take) over ice, add your rum and club soda, mix well and serve in a chilled glass.
• 7 now i'm not giving anything exact here because i have always eyeballed it when i make mojitos. just don't use too much syrup, you should be able to figure out a good ratio to fit your taste after a few tries.