Limoncello and Mint Sparklers Recipe

Limoncello and Mint Sparklers Recipe

  • 1 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
  • 1 cup chilled limoncello
  • 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 3 cups chilled sparkling water
  • Garnish: fresh mint sprigs; lemon slices
  1. Combine mint and limoncello in a bowl, then gently bruise mint with a pestle or wooden spoon (to release flavor). Chill, covered, 1 hour.
  2. Pour limoncello through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher, pressing firmly on mint and then discarding it.
  3. Just before serving, stir in lemon juice, sparkling water, and enough ice to fill pitcher.