Mandarin Mojito

Serves 6-8

• 2 cups of mandarin juice from about 8-10 mandarins

• ¼ cup fresh lime juice

• ½ cup simply syrup/sugar

• 8 oz mint leaves

• ~1 ½ cups chilled sparkling water or club soda

• 1- ½ cups of rum (adjust to taste)

• ice

• mandarin or tangerine slices, for garnish

• mint leaves, for garnish

• sugar to decorate rims (optional)

1. Make your mojitos in a pitcher. Then in each glass place ice cubes, mint leaves, and fruit slices, pour the drink into the glasses and then top if off with some sparkling water.

2. Gently middle or crush the mint leaves with the simple syrup

3. Add the rum, lime juice, mandarin juice, mix well and taste Add sugar or rum if needed. Add a few ice cubes and some mandarin flies. Then stop off with the sparkling water and mix gently.