Ingredients

• 10 cups water
• 2 1/4 cups sugar, or to taste
• 3 cups fresh lime juice (from about 24 lines)
• 1 lime, sliced very thin
• Mint sprigs for garnish
• Gin, vodka, or rum

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Instructions

1. In a saucepan cook 3 cups of water with sugar over moderate heat, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Remove pan from heat and cool syrup.
2. In a large pitcher stir together syrup, remaining 7 cups water, lime juice, and lime slices and garnish with mint.
3. To serve, add 1 1/2 ounces (1 jigger) gin, vodka, or rum to each of 12 large goblets or tall glasses filled with ice cubes and add lime mixture to taste. Garnish cocktails with mint.