Mojitos

[cvm4]

Searching the web, I found many variations of this recipe. From using simple sugar (water + sugar heated up and then mix it) to just using sugar, to using powered sugar, etc. What's a good recipe guys?

[Headbanger]

Go to Jersey City for a HERF and look like me in that pic. Worked for me :headroll:

[joshua]

http://drinksmixer.com/drink582.html try this one and let us know how it works out. I also dig the cuba libre which is coke, rum and lime juice.

[Terrasco]

Try using Appleton white rum.

[Poni]

Go to Jersey City for a HERF and look like me in that pic. Worked for me :headroll:

:yes::yes::yes:

How ever Azucar mixes them up. I can only take 1 or 2 of them, otherwise they get too sweet.

[Kingston]

Lotsa fresh lime juice (not that Rose's crap).
Simple syrup.
Good white rum.
Muddled (not crushed) mint (I like julep mint).
Club soda
The proportions are up to you, I mix it until it tastes good.

[caudio51]

The azucar ones were very good but like Larry said, one or two and that is it for me.

I'd like to try making these at home. Fresh mint is a must along with fresh lime juice.

[tobby4]

how about you search the old threads cause i am pretty sure i typed a recipe out...

[AZsteelman]

nope, you sent it to me

[AZsteelman]

tobby4 special

Yep... lime squeezed, so that you get the pulp.... 6-7 small mint leaves, mash... then add a little rum and add the pure cane sugar( you know the bigger grains in the brown packets)... this takes care of the sweet and sour mix... add more rum, shake.... and top off with a splash or two of bitters.... Damn good.... add cocunut if you like to add a different flavor, there are a ton of things you can do with these but the more "real" stuff you put in the better....

[Wasch_24]

how about you search the old threads cause i am pretty sure i typed a recipe out...:rofl:

[tobby4]

oh well there ya go

[geoffrie]

Lotsa fresh lime juice (not that Rose's crap).
Simple syrup.
Good white rum.
Muddled (not crushed) mint (I like julep mint).
Club soda
The proportions are up to you, I mix it until it tastes good.

Spent alot of time researching this. ght - fresh lime juice and fresh mint ONLY. If no simple syrup - sugar is ok.

Muddled is correct.

And don't laugh - some more full bodied rums work as well like zaccapa

Pegu Lounge on Houston makes an interesting variation called the Old Cuban... champagne instead of club soda.

[Kingston]

Spent alot of time researching this. ght - fresh lime juice and fresh mint ONLY. If no simple syrup - sugar is ok.

Muddled is correct.

And don't laugh - some more full bodied rums work as well like zaccapa

Pegu Lounge on Houston makes an interesting variation called the Old Cuban... champagne instead of club soda.
Absolutely some dark rums are great in a mojito (HC7, Zacapa, even a little Pyrat). :thumbsup:
I usually just save that for sippin'.

[Havanaaddict]

Well I can tell you that the ones at Floridita SUCK!!! ( Hemingways favorite hangout) I have been told I make one of the best Mojitos :blush:
Ok In a shaker
Add ice
2 tsp sugar (Simple syrup if you have it)
Fresh mint sprigs (It is the stems that have all the mint flavor) don't skimp
Fresh lime juice and a few wedges in limes
1 ½ oz to 2 oz of Havana club Blanco rum (I know it is hard to find but it tastes the best) if not Light higher end rum like Cane
Then shack the shit out of it:headroll:
In a glass fill with ice pour it in thru Shaker top
Top with club soda and a fresh mint sprig

[Kingston]

At a bar, mojitos (if they even have mint)=$$$ since they're so trendy.
I usually order caipirihnas or cuba libres, since they're easy to make and don't require weird ingredients, well not too weird.
At home, they're all great on a sunny day staring at the City skyline.

[geoffrie]

At a bar, mojitos (if they even have mint)=$$$ since they're so trendy.

And bartenders HATE to make them - too much effort for most.

[Kingston]

And bartenders HATE to make them - too much effort for most.
Depending on which bar I go to, the extent of their mixing skills is adding to rum to coke. Anything that requires a shaker and I get the eye-roll.
I usually stick to beer or simple drinks at these places

On the other hand there are a couple of bartenders in the area that actually enjoy their job, and I reward them for it.

[cvm4]

Well I can tell you that the ones at Floridita SUCK!!! ( Hemingways favorite hangout) I have been told I make one of the best Mojitos :blush:
Ok In a shaker
Add ice
2 tsp sugar (Simple syrup if you have it)
Fresh mint sprigs (It is the stems that have all the mint flavor) don't skimp
Fresh lime juice and a few wedges in limes
1 ½ oz to 2 oz of Havana club Blanco rum (I know it is hard to find but it tastes the best) if not Light higher end rum like Cane
Then shack the shit out of it:headroll:
In a glass fill with ice pour it in thru Shaker top
Top with club soda and a fresh mint sprig

Nice recipe Mark! I used it today and man what a drink! :clap:

[caudio51]

Nice recipe Mark! I used it today and man what a drink! :clap:

What kind of rum did you use?

[cvm4]

Bacardi 2 y/o white rum...Picked it up while in Mexico for about $9

[caudio51]

Man, what a good price!

[joshua]

Simple syrup is easy to make. Just put some water in a pan and boil it, throw in sugar. 1:1 water/sugar ratio for thick syrup 2:1 for medium 3:1 for thin. For this recipe you would want the thinner stuff.

[cvm4]

Yea it's not bad for 1L.

Thanks for the tip Josh. I knew that was kinda what to do, but I was too lazy to experiment :ballbounc :bouncetau

[caudio51]

These are on the menu for this weekend

[RonC]

mint is growing in my backyard, cant wait to follow that recipe. had my first Mojito at Mangos in South Beach.

[Kingston]

These are on the menu for this weekend
As far as I'm concerned, they should never be off the menu.:stretchgr

[Rich K]

I had my first mojito a little over a week back at a restaurant called Mojito's in Louisville, Kentucky. Man, it was DELICIOUS! I was the only one at our table to get one, and I got it based on the recommendations of you fine brothers. After everyone tasted mine, we ended up with a couple pitchers full of 'em!

[cvm4]

I try to atleast have'm once a month in large quantities. They're a staple, so to speak.

[jwintosh]

great thread!! i'll be trying these as well,,, as for the rum, belizean rum is the bomb!! (imho, of course!)

[mwilson788]

I hear most women just scratch their cunts and flick that into their chick drinks. That usually works pretty well.

[jwintosh]

somebody's started drinking already!!

[caudio51]

I need to go pick up the supplies this week

[mwilson788]

somebody's started drinking already!!

Hehe. had to take the opportunity to bust balls over mojitos.
If I didn't joke it'd mean I didn't care :bouncetau

[joshua]

I watched them closely at azucar last time I went. They put cut up limes and the mint into the glass, then poured plain ol sugar on top. Then you take a wooden muddler and do that downwards twisting motion till its all nice and mashed. Then the bartender added the ice, poured in plenty of rum and topped it with the club soda.

I think there is a little stirring after the rum is added, but everything is made right in the glass, no shakers.

[Smokey Joe]

I had my first and only (so far) Mojitos in a Cuban restaurant on Grand Cayman, they were good, but not enough rum.

As for the cuba libre, i stumbled on that by accident the first time i mixed a rum and diet coke w/lime. it is now my preferred mixer.

[tedski]

Mojitos, margaritas and white russians are my favorite mixed drinks.

[caudio51]

White Russians make me think of the Big Lebowski

[cvm4]

Don't start that thread again Ted!

[caudio51]

Got all the ingredients....I'm ready to go

[cvm4]

...go get druuuuuuunk!?

[caudio51]

Made up some mojitos this weekend. Unfortunately, the mint I was able to get to was on the crappy side. Not as fresh as I would have liked.

Here's my recipe. In a pint glass, 2 1/4s of a lime; 6 tsps of simple syrup, a good size of mint. Muddle. Add a good amount of ice.

Add hoever much rum (I used 10 Cane) you want, I did 2-3 shots. Top with club soda, stirl up.

[smokem94]

I love Mojitos but finding good ones is difficult. The best I have found so far is at Cafe Ba Ba Reeba in Las Vegas!!! In the front of the Fashion Show Mall. Tried making my own, but haven't gotten it down.
Not that fond of the ones at Casa Fuente.

[Kingston]

Not that fond of the ones at Casa Fuente.
Me neither. I found them bland and flavorless.

Like a good Bloody Mary, if you found a bar that does them right, stick with 'em.
Of course, just like a Bloody Mary, the ones I make at home are way better than any bar's.

[smokem94]

Same thing....bland and flavorless!

[vperlman]

Found some good recipes on epicurious.com. I'm lucky: there are several restaurants and bars in Phila. that make good ones... :thumbsup:

[Broadway Joe]

What a coincidence! I've never had a Mojito, but I've been dying to try one and now this thread has really got me licking my chops! :razz:

[tobby4]

They are good if made the right way,....

if making for yourself then it will take practice to make it the way you want.. some people like sweet, some like more lime.. I for one would not be able to drink the ones that Tom likes because there would be too much sugar..

It is a science..

[cvm4]

More rum, followed by the lime bite, and just enough mint to taste it but not overpower it :thumbsup: And sugar is somewhere in there :rofl:

[tazbigdog]

Wow, so many recipes and so little time.

I have had 2 Mojitos. One by a friend and another by a bar.

Basic Ingredients:

Sugar
Mint
Lime
Light Rum
Club Soda
Ice

Jeff:tonguerol

[ezrider]

10 cane Rum works well in you can find it...........

[tazbigdog]

Thanks for the suggestion of the rum. We'll check it out for this weekend!

[Greg]

Ahhhhh....making one right now :thumbsup:

[tazbigdog]

Ahhhhh....making one right now with Havana Club :thumbsup:


Where do you find Havana Club?

Jeff

[Greg]

:grin:

[dpricenator]

Guys,
Unless you are making drinks for your wife's Bunko party, you shouldn't be worried about it. If you are making drinks for the ladies, a store bought mix will work. Now if you'ld like a good drink let's talk about some 18 year Macalllan with 2 rocks and a nice smoke. Just messin about the mojitos, they are way to sweet for me.

Did anyone catch the Gordon Gecko quote? Greed is good...

[Greg]

Macallan with ice.....blasphemy.

[CWS]

Guys,
Unless you are making drinks for your wife's Bunko party, you shouldn't be worried about it. If you are making drinks for the ladies, a store bought mix will work. Now if you'ld like a good drink let's talk about some 18 year Macalllan with 2 rocks and a nice smoke. Just messin about the mojitos, they are way to sweet for me.

Did anyone catch the Gordon Gecko quote? Greed is good...

Macallan?????Ice?????? does not compute

[dpricenator]

Ouch, got me. I like a cube in mine

[dpricenator]

Macallan?????Ice?????? does not compute

Yet you are in the middle of a Mojito thread:smokingbo

[cvm4]

Did anyone catch the Gordon Gecko quote? Greed is good...

:thumbsup: Good job! That's a favorite movie of mine and I think you're the first that caught the quote :smokingbo

[tedski]

Gordon Gecko? Isn't he the new Geico spokeslizard?

[CWS]

Yet you are in the middle of a Mojito thread:smokingbo

Madness, no matter where it is found is still madness. :headroll:

[tedski]

Madness? This .... is .... SPARTA ....

[cvm4]

And ya'll are crazy :bigeyes:

[dpricenator]

Madness, no matter where it is found is still madness. :headroll:
All right, you got me. I gotta have a little touch of cold when I sip.

[tazbigdog]

Well I can't make south of border for Havana Club, what is next best rum for this?

(P.S. Ever try JW Blue?)

[jwintosh]

had the best mojitos in TJ last weekend!! goood stufffff!!!!