Recipe of the Week! Tequila Mojitos

Mojitos are classic, cool cocktails that go great with just about anything. Including a hot summer day. Not too fruity, but just enough sweet to make them great, these are a must have drink for your warm weather parties! At a restaurant recently, I ordered one of the best Mojitos I've ever had... but maybe it was because there was a stick of Rock Candy in my glass that I used as a swizzle stick! Fun. Yum. Get your self some!

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup fresh mint sprigs
• 2 cups lemon-lime soft drink, chilled
• 1 cup fresh lime juice
• 1/2 cup tequila
• Garnish: fresh mint sprigs, lime slices
  

Preparation

1. Bring 1 cup water and sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan. Boil, stirring often, until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat; add mint sprigs, and let stand 2 hours or until mixture is completely cool.

2. Pour mixture through a wire-mesh strainer into a pitcher, discarding mint. Stir in lemon-lime soft drink, lime juice, and tequila. Serve over ice. Garnish, if desired.