Champagne Mojitos

Name: Champagne Mojitos
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 cup sugar; 3/4 cup water; 1 1/2 cups packed mint leaves, plus; 12 mint sprigs, for garnish; 6 limes, cut into wedges; 2 cups light rum; cracked ice; 3 cups champagne or 3 cups sparkling wine

Submitted by MarraMamba

"A holiday twist on mojito's by chef John Besh. I am guessing at the serving size here"

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photo by Rita1652

Ready In:: 15mins
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

³⁄₄ cup sugar
³⁄₄ cup water
1 ¹⁄₂ cups packed mint leaves, plus
12 mint sprigs, for garnish
6 limes, cut into wedges
2 cups light rum
cracked ice
3 cups champagne or 3 cups sparkling wine

directions

In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and water and cook over high heat just until the sugar has dissolved. Let cool to room temperature.
In a large pitcher, combine the sugar syrup with the mint leaves and lime wedges and muddle well with a wooden spoon. Add the rum and stir well. Strain the drink into another pitcher.
Fill tall glasses with cracked ice and pour in the drink, filling them about two-thirds full. Top with Champagne, garnish with the mint sprigs and serve.
MAKE AHEAD The mojitos can be prepared through Step 2. Refrigerate the mojitos in the pitcher overnight.

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Reviews

This had wonderful flavor, but it is very potent! There are 5 cups of alcohol in a drink that serves 4-6; it will knock you off your feet if you don't handle with care! I really liked the mixture of flavor, but my husband found them a bit too tart.

Cook4_6
I must say there is nothing like an authentic Cuban Mojito. There really is no need to make a simple syrup because when you muddle the sugar, mint and lime it dissolves and if there are some glandulars of sugar in that last sip of the cooling Cuban drink it`s a welcome surprise for me. This is one drink that does not need any boost of additional booze! And I found the champagne gave it a dry taste. This wasn`t for me but I`m sure other would love it! I`m just a real lover of the real thing! I guess I am prejudice so I will not rate it in all fairness.

Rita1652

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MarraMamba

http://www.recipezaar.com/members/home/527607/cookswithcattitude.jpg I am a middle aged foodie who has had the luxury of living all over the world except asia. Lived in or grew up in Nigeria, Kenya, Chicago, Russia,and haiti. born in New Zealand, brother born in Austria and many more. I have chronic medication resistant depression after 10 years on anti depressants that worked well but would stop working after a year or two, so now do my best at home living on disabilty. Not a bad thing, many have far worse health issues but i have been able to concentrate on food/cooking. My main passions are my cats. I live in the woods and somehow many starving strays or "dumps" have found the message babies who passed on left in the woods saying "suck lives at xxxx road. Most arrive sick and/or starving. Right now i have 2 that arrived with feline herpes and their attendant 2ndry bacterial infections but are doing beautifully. One old man who was going to be euthanized bc a lady who found him as a stray was moving and didnt want him...well he was a biter and rather grumpy who was in ICU for 3 days with a deadly gut infection which was fixed but he left with a diagnosis of diabetes. 3 months on insulin and finally diet controlled and he caught the herpes virus, respiratory symptom version and turned into a cuddler. Butterscotch must think "why didnt i figure out this cuddle stuff was great before i got sick!" Doing wonderfully even though he has bouts. he and the other kids are my babies. Sadly Butterscotch died of Lymphatic cancer in winter of 2008. A year before Big Boy arrived in my life, starving and weak. Full of affection he jumped into my arms and stayed, turns out he has FIV (cat hiv) so he needs to be watched closely. I love him dearly <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/Adopted1smp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/smPACp.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"> <img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b280/carolinamoon21/Stockingswapcopy.jpg"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/participantbannerzwt5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/cookbookswap.jpg"> <img src="http://www.caymandesigns.com/foodothers/fallswap.jpg">

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