Mojito drinkers?

[jmcrawf1]

any of you guys make your own mojitos? i've never had one but i want to try one. recipes?

[RPB67]

Ingredients

3 fresh mint sprigs
2 tsp sugar
3 tbsp fresh lime juice
1 1/2 oz light rum
club soda


Directions

In a tall thin glass, crush part of the mint with a fork to coat the inside. Add the sugar and lime juice and stir thoroughly. Top with ice. Add rum and mix. Top off with *chilled* club soda (or seltzer). Add a lemon slice and the remaining mint, and serve.


Love these in the summer while smoking a cigar.

[RPB67]

Here is a how to Mojito Video ..

http://video.about.com/cocktails/Mojitos.htm

Prety Cool.

[Bigwaved]

Click Here

[gegtik]

I like to put the mint leaves and sugar into a mortar and pestle and crush it till i get green mint sugar, then put that in a glass and add rum and soda, then squeeze a lime wedge or two into the beverage and you're golden

[Woogie]

Originally Posted by RPB67

Ingredients

3 fresh mint sprigs
2 tsp sugar
3 tbsp fresh lime juice
1 1/2 oz light rum
club soda


Directions

In a tall thin glass, crush part of the mint with a fork to coat the inside. Add the sugar and lime juice and stir thoroughly. Top with ice. Add rum and mix. Top off with *chilled* club soda (or seltzer). Add a lemon slice and the remaining mint, and serve.


Love these in the summer while smoking a cigar.

I had a great one last night. These are hard to beat on a warm day!

[FLCB]

Well to be honest I met the Legendary Mojito after the Bacardi commercial(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RFxGn6C6ak)
probably my favorite cocktail ever. And since its from Cuba I always enjoy a nice cigar with it. The other day I smoked Montecristo EL 2006 with a cool Mojito. Perfect couple

[DriftyGypsy]

Hmmm... mojitos... I have found there is nothing better than a mojito made from scratch... however there are times when you cannot do it this way. So the next best thing is Marti Mojito Rum... just mix it with lemon/lime soda (7Up is best) and viola instant easy Mojito...

[smokin5]

I recommend you use seltzer (sparkling water) instead of club soda, though. It's "cleaner" without the added salt of club soda.
I pretty much introduced half of my town to these over the years, mixing them up on my deck for the masses.
I've gotten to the point where I don't even bother with individual drinks; I just make 'em by the pitcher, as they disappear REAL fast in the afternoon. Something about evaporation, I understand...

[Beagle Boy]

Originally Posted by gegtik

I like to put the mint leaves and sugar into a mortar and pestle and crush it till i get green mint sugar, then put that in a glass and add rum and soda, then squeeze a lime wedge or two into the beverage and you're golden

If you look around in well equiped liqour stores, you should find a muddle - kind of like the small bats they handed out at baseball games years ago - with the longer handle, it works well with the shakers

[Ivory Tower]

Originally Posted by Beagle Boy

If you look around in well equiped liqour stores, you should find a muddle - kind of like the small bats they handed out at baseball games years ago - with the longer handle, it works well with the shakers

Or just use a wooden spoon handle--put sugar and mint in the bottom of the glass and go at it. Seltzer tastes sweet to me and mojitos already have sugar and rum for sweetness, so I use club soda (most that I've seen doesn't have any salt--just read the ingredients). I'll consider, but I'm guessing it's going to make the mojito over-sweet.

[Ivory Tower]

Originally Posted by smokin5

I've gotten to the point where I don't even bother with individual drinks; I just make 'em by the pitcher.

I do that too. Make the lime, sugar, mint mixture fresh and in bulk and keep it separate. When you want a mojito, put ice in the glass, add the rum, pour in the premade mixture, and then add club soda, so that way you don't lose the club soda's fizz and make it to your tastes.

[icehog3]

I, unfortunately, have never had a good Mojito except for the ones I had at the Shack last year (Jefe makes a doozie!)

The bars around here have no clue how to make it...tastes medicore at best, and I spend hours picking mint leaves out of my teeth.

[ToddziLLa]

I love me some Mojitos! Freddy and Jefe can make some mean ones, and the ones in Luhvul were great! (Huh Sean?!?)

[rainman]

I felt like having a mojito yesterday to accompany my RyJ Churchill. Unfortuantely I was missing several ingredients but I gave this concotion a whirl and it was OK as a substitute... Havana Club 7 year rum and Fresca with lots of ice.