Tequila Mojitos - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup of fresh mint
2 cups carbonated lemon-lime beverage, chilled
1/2 cup tequila
1 cup lime juice

Preparation

Bring sugar and water to a boil in med saucepan. Boil, stirring often, till sugar dissolves. Remove from heat; add mint and let stand 2 hours or till cool.
Pour mixture through a wire mesh strainer into a pitcher, discarding mint. Stir in soda, juice, and tequila. Serve over ice.