Recipe information
Yield
Serves 6
Ingredients
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
Preparation
Step 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.
Step 2
Pour limoncello through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher, pressing firmly on mint and then discarding it.
Step 3
Just before serving, stir in lemon juice, sparkling water, and enough ice to fill pitcher.
