Food and Recipes Recipes Pitcher Mojitos 5.0 (2) 2 Reviews The cool sipper your summer needs. By Southern Living Editors Southern Living Editors Since 1966, the editors of Southern Living have been carrying out the mission of the brand: to bring enjoyment, fulfillment, and inspiration to our readers by celebrating life in the South. We inspire creativity in their homes, their kitchens, their gardens, and their personal style. We are a friend they can trust, a guide to the seasons, a helping hand during the holidays, and a relentless champion of the Southern way of life. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on November 29, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Active Time: 10 mins Total Time: 1 hrs 40 mins Yield: Serves 6 (serving size: 1 cup) Jump to recipe Our recipe testers called this big-batch cocktail refreshing and just sweet enough to leave you wanting one more glass. Sound like your kind of cocktail? Yeah, us too. Here, we call for quite a bit of lime juice, which can turn into a chore if you find yourself with a bunch of lackluster citrus. To ensure you get the most juice from each lime, be sure to select fruit that is tender. The harder limes are oftentimes dry on the inside. Caitlin Bensel You'll want to let the base recipe chill completely before serving, and don't make it too far ahead or else the lime will start to lose its punch. Spice up taco Tuesday with our Pitcher Mojitos, or mix up a batch after a day on the lake. Ingredients 3/4 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup water 2/3 cup packed fresh mint leaves (1 oz.) 2 cups (16 oz.) white rum (such as Bacardí Superior) 1 cup fresh lime juice (from 8 limes) 2 cups club soda 1 lime, thinly sliced into rounds Lime peel strips Mint sprigs Directions Stir together sugar, water, and mint leaves in a small saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium-high, stirring to dissolve sugar. Simmer, undisturbed, until mint wilts and syrup tastes minty, about 3 minutes. Remove and discard mint. Chill syrup until cold, about 30 minutes. Stir together mint syrup, rum, and lime juice in a large pitcher. Chill at least 1 hour or up to 3 days. When ready to serve, gently stir club soda into mixture in pitcher, and add lime rounds. Pour evenly into 6 ice-filled glasses. Garnish glasses with lime peel strips and mint sprigs. Rate it Print