Comments on: The Mojito http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/ Quenching your thirst with sips, nips and tipples. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:31:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Rob the fan http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-268 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:04:09 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-268 Thanks Robert. I've been tweaking this technique quite a bit over the past week or so. I've found the following to work best to mix the soda with the drink.<br /> <br /> Muddle mint/sugar in highball glass.<br /> Add lime and rum.<br /> Fill glass halfway with ice.<br /> Fill up with club soda.<br /> Mix in glass and serve.<br /> <br /> This method seems to be the only way I was able to mix the soda in with the drink so it doesn't just float on top of it. Using the shaker just wasn't getting it done. Thanks Robert. I’ve been tweaking this technique quite a bit over the past week or so. I’ve found the following to work best to mix the soda with the drink.

Muddle mint/sugar in highball glass.
Add lime and rum.
Fill glass halfway with ice.
Fill up with club soda.
Mix in glass and serve.

This method seems to be the only way I was able to mix the soda in with the drink so it doesn’t just float on top of it. Using the shaker just wasn’t getting it done.

]]> by: Robert Hess http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-269 Sun, 09 Apr 2006 14:56:14 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-269 Trying to compare the visuals of a "food styled" picture to that of the real thing, can often get tricky. I'd much rather have a Mojito that tasted great, then one that only looked great.<br /> <br /> As for the soda, "some" soda is an important part of this drink to make it in the traditional fashion, but how much soda you use is up to you. You notice that I don't even tell you the amount of soda water to add, so let your palate be your guide. Trying to compare the visuals of a “food styled” picture to that of the real thing, can often get tricky. I’d much rather have a Mojito that tasted great, then one that only looked great.

As for the soda, “some” soda is an important part of this drink to make it in the traditional fashion, but how much soda you use is up to you. You notice that I don’t even tell you the amount of soda water to add, so let your palate be your guide.

]]> by: Rob the fan http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-270 Mon, 03 Apr 2006 19:15:53 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-270 Well, this seems to be a great drinks, but I've had some beginners issues with it. <br /> <br /> How important is the club soda in this drink? I've been making mine in highball glasses. After shaking with ice, I have only a 1/4 of the glass, maybe less, to add the club soda. This amounts to about 3 or 4 splashes. Also, I find the club soda sits on top of the drink and have even tried stirring. The first couple swips taste terrible, then the club soda gets drank off and the drink appears.<br /> <br /> And my drink doesn't resemble your picture at all. Mine's more cloudy, like a lemonade appearance rather then the clear and sparkly as posted in this article. Well, this seems to be a great drinks, but I’ve had some beginners issues with it.

How important is the club soda in this drink? I’ve been making mine in highball glasses. After shaking with ice, I have only a 1/4 of the glass, maybe less, to add the club soda. This amounts to about 3 or 4 splashes. Also, I find the club soda sits on top of the drink and have even tried stirring. The first couple swips taste terrible, then the club soda gets drank off and the drink appears.

And my drink doesn’t resemble your picture at all. Mine’s more cloudy, like a lemonade appearance rather then the clear and sparkly as posted in this article.

]]> by: LarryB http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-267 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:57:13 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-267 It's amazing how similar this is to a Mint Julep in concept, and I have to admit that I really like both. Yet somehow I've never made my own Mojitos. I suspect that I'll try this when it gets a bit warmer out. Maybe I'll plant a bit of mint, too. It’s amazing how similar this is to a Mint Julep in concept, and I have to admit that I really like both. Yet somehow I’ve never made my own Mojitos. I suspect that I’ll try this when it gets a bit warmer out. Maybe I’ll plant a bit of mint, too.

]]> by: Brenda Pederson http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-262 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:41:14 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-262 Two things about mint - first, like any herb the intensity of the flavor is affected by how much water that plant has received - lots of water = lighter taste and vice versa. So even if you are picking mint from your own plant the flavor may vary depending. Second, different types of mint vary in intensity and flavor. My favorite it spearmint which has good flavor but isn't as sharp as say, peppermint. Two things about mint - first, like any herb the intensity of the flavor is affected by how much water that plant has received - lots of water = lighter taste and vice versa. So even if you are picking mint from your own plant the flavor may vary depending. Second, different types of mint vary in intensity and flavor. My favorite it spearmint which has good flavor but isn’t as sharp as say, peppermint.

]]> by: Robert Hess http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-261 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:37:52 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-261 Mike, as you indicate, I expect that it isn't that you don't like Mojito's, but that you don't like -bad- Mojito's.<br /> <br /> The secret behind any great cocktail is balance. No one flavor should overpower the others. So it sounds like you've found at least one bar that serves a perfectly balanced Mojito in your area. I'll add Bomboa to my list of "to-try" places on my next trip to Boston.<br /> <br /> You might want to check out No.9 Park, because while I've never had their Mojito's, I have had many other drinks there, and have found that they executed all of them perfectly and would only expect the same from their Mojitos!<br /> <br /> -Robert Mike, as you indicate, I expect that it isn’t that you don’t like Mojito’s, but that you don’t like -bad- Mojito’s.

The secret behind any great cocktail is balance. No one flavor should overpower the others. So it sounds like you’ve found at least one bar that serves a perfectly balanced Mojito in your area. I’ll add Bomboa to my list of “to-try” places on my next trip to Boston.

You might want to check out No.9 Park, because while I’ve never had their Mojito’s, I have had many other drinks there, and have found that they executed all of them perfectly and would only expect the same from their Mojitos!

-Robert

]]> by: Mike http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-263 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:20:06 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-263 Admittedly, I don't enjoy mojitos very much. In most of them that I've had, the mint completely overpowers the rest of the drink and makes it very unbalanced. However, if for some reason you're in Boston, make sure you check out the restaurant Bomboa. They have the absolute best mojitos I've ever had. They make them perfectly. (Also, check out their caipirinhas.) Admittedly, I don’t enjoy mojitos very much. In most of them that I’ve had, the mint completely overpowers the rest of the drink and makes it very unbalanced. However, if for some reason you’re in Boston, make sure you check out the restaurant Bomboa. They have the absolute best mojitos I’ve ever had. They make them perfectly. (Also, check out their caipirinhas.)

]]> by: Donavan Hall http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-266 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:58:37 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-266 The first Mojito I had was at the Jazz Standard in Manhattan. The bartender did an excellent job. Never had one as good since in a bar. We've made it at home since then and even have two mint plants in our garden as a source of fresh mint---during the summer at least. The first Mojito I had was at the Jazz Standard in Manhattan. The bartender did an excellent job. Never had one as good since in a bar. We’ve made it at home since then and even have two mint plants in our garden as a source of fresh mint—during the summer at least.

]]> by: Robert Hess http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-265 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:16:30 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-265 Glad you like it!<br /> <br /> One of the hard parts of making this drink not only well, but consistantly well, is in the mint you use. The fresher, and the more in-season, the better, and it also seems like every batch of mint is a little different.<br /> <br /> This drink should be noticeably minty, but not so much that it seems like you are just chewing on a stock of mint. The sweetness of the sugar, and the sourness of the lime, should provide just the right amount of balance to make this drink taste "just right" all the way to the bottom of the glass. Glad you like it!

One of the hard parts of making this drink not only well, but consistantly well, is in the mint you use. The fresher, and the more in-season, the better, and it also seems like every batch of mint is a little different.

This drink should be noticeably minty, but not so much that it seems like you are just chewing on a stock of mint. The sweetness of the sugar, and the sourness of the lime, should provide just the right amount of balance to make this drink taste “just right” all the way to the bottom of the glass.

]]> by: Tara Chen http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-264 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:50:49 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2006/03/27/the_mojito/#comment-264 Woot! This is one of my fave drinks, especially if I don't mind slurring my dancing steps along with my speech. Thank you for a bit of its history. Woot! This is one of my fave drinks, especially if I don’t mind slurring my dancing steps along with my speech. Thank you for a bit of its history.

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