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

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Instructions

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.