Fresh Cherry Mojitos

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    As much as I hate to admit it, today is my birthday.   Today I am the big 31.  For the big day I decided I needed a signature drink.  Being that it’s been hotter then blazes, I wanted something cool and refreshing.  I recently saw a fresh cherry Margarita that looked amazing, but I didn’t have any tequila and I didn’t want to buy a bottle.

    After searching my options, I decided on a fresh cherry mojito.  I have fresh mint growing in the garden, a bottle of rum on the shelf, and a bag of fresh sweet cherries in the refrigerator.  I put all of the ingredients in a shaker and poured them over ice.  I added a few extra mint leaves, a slice of lime, and a cherry for garish.  It was so tasty and refreshing.  It had the classic tastes of a mojito with added hints of cherry.  My husband doesn’t even like rum but after tasting the cherry mojito he wanted one for himself!

Fresh Cherry Mojitos  (adapted from Annie’s Eats)
10 fresh sweet cherries, pitted
10 mint leaves
2 T. rum
2 T. fresh lime juice
1 T. simple syrup
1 T. cherry juice
2 T. seltzer water
Lime and cherry for garnish

1.  Put the cut up and pitted cherries in a cocktail shaker.  Tear 7 mint leaves into pieces and put them in the shaker along with the rum.  Use a tool and mash the three ingredients together.

2.  Add in the lime juice, simple syrup, and cherry juice.  Cover the cocktail shaker and shake well for 30 seconds.  Pour over a glass filled with ice and top with the seltzer water and the remaining 2 mint leaves.  Give it a stir with a cocktail stirrer.  Garnish with lime and cherry.

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