i should try just tryin to make em here. we have a shaker cos my bro used to bartend.
― Neanderthal, Friday, 15 August 2014 22:51 (nine years ago) link
i get really drunk when i make them at home, so i haven't in a while. i should before school starts back up again. they are beautiful, also. you have to put a long sprig of mint in there so it looks like a tree is growing out of your glass.
― horseshoe, Friday, 15 August 2014 22:52 (nine years ago) link
the work-intensive part is the muddling of limes and mint and sugar but if you can commit it is delicious. also, paging Soto.
also my boyfriend hates mint because he is terrible so if i make them at home i have to drink them all.
― horseshoe, Friday, 15 August 2014 22:53 (nine years ago) link
life is so hard
― horseshoe, Friday, 15 August 2014 22:54 (nine years ago) link
sonny says 'mojitos' with good optics
― Peeking at Peak Petty (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 15 August 2014 22:55 (nine years ago) link
just say it like sonny
i'll only order them wearing a white blazer
― Mordy, Friday, 15 August 2014 22:57 (nine years ago) link
prefer caiparinha, though less minty
― ∞, Friday, 15 August 2014 22:57 (nine years ago) link
I like to order em while beckoning to someone to 'have a sit' w/ me.
― Neanderthal, Friday, 15 August 2014 22:58 (nine years ago) link
caiparinha is a cool thing to say, but the drink is the opposite of canada dry ginger ale in that it is not not too sweet
― Peeking at Peak Petty (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 15 August 2014 22:59 (nine years ago) link
cranberry can't be beat
― Neanderthal, Friday, 15 August 2014 22:59 (nine years ago) link
i've never had a mojito with canada dry ginger ale
― ∞, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:00 (nine years ago) link
o i c wt u dd
― ∞, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:01 (nine years ago) link
idk, i have a very hard time saying the word 'mojito' w/out feeling like an idiot. something about drawing my cheeks back from the 'mo' to make the 'he' sound.
― Mordy, Friday, August 15, 2014 6:50 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I think doing this is joyous fwiw
― example (crüt), Friday, 15 August 2014 23:02 (nine years ago) link
what gets you in trouble is the last syllable--doe
― ∞, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:03 (nine years ago) link
surprised nobody's posted the Brian Griffin clip yet
― Neanderthal, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:03 (nine years ago) link
encouraging
― Peeking at Peak Petty (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 15 August 2014 23:04 (nine years ago) link
mojitos are for the correct side of the fedora coin, family guy the other.
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Friday, 15 August 2014 23:05 (nine years ago) link
fedoracoin
― Peeking at Peak Petty (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 15 August 2014 23:10 (nine years ago) link
I don't like ordering labor intensive drinks because I got death-stared by a bartender once while he was muddling my drink. Very aggressive. Worried he was going to cave my skull in with his muddling stick.
I don't like making labor intensive drinks either, because I am lazy.
Voted no.
― Ryan, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:14 (nine years ago) link
the bartender doesn't need to be happy about making your drink. however, you can order whatever you want. this is the way of things.
― Peeking at Peak Petty (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 15 August 2014 23:17 (nine years ago) link
what the fuck
― brimstead, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:18 (nine years ago) link
yeah fuck that, esp if you're tipping well on it. otherwise you're like "well let me get a beer if that's ok w/ you"
― Neanderthal, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:18 (nine years ago) link
'rumrunner ok with you? you won't get mad?'
'you only need to fill that pint up halfway if it's too hectic to top it off.'
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Friday, 15 August 2014 23:20 (nine years ago) link
neanderthal rnhttp://cdn.hitfix.com/photos/786056/barrescue_event_main.jpg
― Peeking at Peak Petty (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 15 August 2014 23:21 (nine years ago) link
no, i mean wtf @ the idea of hating on mojitos
― brimstead, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:22 (nine years ago) link
that too, yeah
― Peeking at Peak Petty (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 15 August 2014 23:24 (nine years ago) link
I'm guessing mojitos are the new hip "let's ruin a famous cocktail"
― brimstead, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:26 (nine years ago) link
kale mojito
― Peeking at Peak Petty (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 15 August 2014 23:27 (nine years ago) link
lol omg
― horseshoe, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:28 (nine years ago) link
why deny thyself gods great bounty
― brimstead, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:29 (nine years ago) link
when bars want to ruin classic cocktails they start making them with vodka iirc
― horseshoe, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:29 (nine years ago) link
ordering a mojito or something like a screwdriver always just feels too old-dad. like, playing it safe
― ∞, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:29 (nine years ago) link
salted caramel mojito
― Ryan, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:30 (nine years ago) link
Mojitos are great, though I understand why bartenders hate you for ordering one if they are swamped. Not that they are hard to make, but they are hard to just whip up. You have to spend all of two minutes, vs. 30 seconds. However, they are one of the few cocktails that adapt well to pitchers.
Nice alternative is the Southside: http://imbibemagazine.com/Southside-Fizz-Recipe
I don't think the caiparinha is totally comparable, because cachaca is so much funkier than standard rum, imo. No fizz, either.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:31 (nine years ago) link
salty caramel blondie mojito
― calstars, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:31 (nine years ago) link
fenugreek mojito
― Peeking at Peak Petty (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 15 August 2014 23:32 (nine years ago) link
You guys are ruining a good thing, like Dunkin Donuts.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:34 (nine years ago) link
I don't think the caiparinha is totally comparable, because cachaca is so much funkier than standard rum, imo. No fizz, either.― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, August 16, 2014 12:31 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, August 16, 2014 12:31 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― ∞, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:35 (nine years ago) link
More exotic, for sure, since not everyone has cachaca.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:36 (nine years ago) link
Or can pronounce it!
kai-pa-reeeee-nyaaaaa
― ∞, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:37 (nine years ago) link
What about cachaca?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:40 (nine years ago) link
What about acai?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:41 (nine years ago) link
I love mojitos and I would not put fenugreek in them probably
― i'm elf-ein lusophonic (imago), Friday, 15 August 2014 23:41 (nine years ago) link
― Neanderthal, Friday, August 15, 2014 6:51 PM (48 minutes ago)
you use a shaker for these?
― flatizza (harbl), Friday, 15 August 2014 23:41 (nine years ago) link
ka-CHA-sa
ah-SA-eee
whoop
― ∞, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:42 (nine years ago) link
not the way i make them! i think you can buy an actual muddler but i just use a spoon.
xp
― horseshoe, Friday, 15 August 2014 23:42 (nine years ago) link
double fudge wasabi cheesecake mojito w/ bacon infused liquer
― Neanderthal, Saturday, 16 August 2014 00:02 (nine years ago) link
served atop a discarded and assembled Mouse Trap board game
Donkey Sauce Mo' To'.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 16 August 2014 00:03 (nine years ago) link
fucking lol at mouse trap board game
― Peeking at Peak Petty (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 16 August 2014 00:03 (nine years ago) link
the mo' heat, oh!
a mojito with hotsauce cuz fuck you
― Peeking at Peak Petty (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 16 August 2014 00:04 (nine years ago) link
ay
― Hogan's Bluff (wins), Saturday, 16 August 2014 00:04 (nine years ago) link
Where is the "I'm a fiend for mojitos" option.
― This Is Not An ILX Username (LaMonte), Saturday, 16 August 2014 00:10 (nine years ago) link
Mojitos: totally classic and fun to make. Does take some effort, but worth it. I only order them at bars that seem like they know what they're doing, because they're easy to screw up. (Also true not a good drink to order when the bar's slammed.)
Only downside is trying to make them last more than 5 minutes.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 16 August 2014 00:10 (nine years ago) link
I've been seeing basil cocktails lately
― Peeking at Peak Petty (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 16 August 2014 00:21 (nine years ago) link
on the streets, i mean
pesto sour
― Hogan's Bluff (wins), Saturday, 16 August 2014 00:22 (nine years ago) link
lol
― Peeking at Peak Petty (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 16 August 2014 00:24 (nine years ago) link
Mojito ices
― Mark G, Saturday, 16 August 2014 00:24 (nine years ago) link
MONjito - mojito with Montreal seasoning
― Peeking at Peak Petty (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 16 August 2014 00:25 (nine years ago) link
MANjito - mojito with man seasoning
― Peeking at Peak Petty (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 16 August 2014 00:26 (nine years ago) link
idg what kind of disgusting trendphobic savage you wd have to be to not love the taste of mint + lime, together as 1
― DERE is no DERE DERE (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 16 August 2014 00:48 (nine years ago) link
otm
― Peeking at Peak Petty (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 16 August 2014 00:53 (nine years ago) link
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, August 15, 2014 7:31 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this is an excellent post
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 16 August 2014 00:57 (nine years ago) link
also you don't need a shaker to make a mojito, you just need to pass it back and forth between two glasses. just make sure your seltzer is in the fridge, not room temp.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 16 August 2014 00:58 (nine years ago) link
A good mojito is defo my favourite standard cocktail - a good one is fairly hard to come by though.
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Saturday, 16 August 2014 01:00 (nine years ago) link
why do you need to pass it back and forth? i am genuinely confused about this mojito agitation
― flatizza (harbl), Saturday, 16 August 2014 01:10 (nine years ago) link
well if i build the drink in a glass, my sequence would be like syrup/mint, lime, rum, seltzer. so all my syrup is on the bottom of the glass and all my seltzer is on the top. if i add my ice and then pass it back and forth with another glass i've fixed that sitch.
i guess i could stir it but with the mint and spent limes floating around in there the passing just seems easier.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 16 August 2014 01:36 (nine years ago) link
guys sometimes when i make one too many mojitos at home, the next morning i experience...mojitWOE
― horseshoe, Saturday, 16 August 2014 02:44 (nine years ago) link
i'm sorry
― horseshoe, Saturday, 16 August 2014 02:45 (nine years ago) link
I don't share my projito recipe sorry
― rip van wanko, Saturday, 16 August 2014 02:56 (nine years ago) link
wait it's pronounced MO-JITE-OH, right?
― Peeking at Peak Petty (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 16 August 2014 03:05 (nine years ago) link
summer of 2007 I would make mojitos and drink them on my front porch and get kind of drunk and then go make noise music in my bedroom, I was 19 and it was my very first time living outside of my parents house or a dorm, god that was such a fucking great summer
mojitos rule and so does life.
― DERE is no DERE DERE (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 16 August 2014 03:06 (nine years ago) link
when i was in france two years ago mojitos were all the rage. i went to a really scummy student bar in grenoble and ordered one for the hell of it, and it was actually made really well with havana club, fresh mint, nice and cold. that's a good memory.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 16 August 2014 03:17 (nine years ago) link
I'll post recipe tomorrow (hint: no BBQ sauce)!
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 16 August 2014 03:17 (nine years ago) link
where you been Soto
― horseshoe, Saturday, 16 August 2014 03:25 (nine years ago) link
if there's basil in this recipe
― Peeking at Peak Petty (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 16 August 2014 04:27 (nine years ago) link
even a whisper of basil
best in Cuba
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 16 August 2014 05:24 (nine years ago) link
(have not had any there since '04)
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 16 August 2014 05:25 (nine years ago) link
i had some at that restaurant Wish in Miami
― Neanderthal, Monday, 18 August 2014 00:30 (nine years ago) link
at my brother's (middle of summer hottest day of the year) wedding they had cocktail waiters hand out mojitos to everyone immediately after the ceremony - best mojito ever, not to sweet so your lips pucker a little from the lime
ugh so good
ysi one now please
― SEEMS TO ME (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 18 August 2014 02:03 (nine years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Thursday, 21 August 2014 00:01 (nine years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Friday, 22 August 2014 00:01 (nine years ago) link
it is summer!!
― marcos, Sunday, 19 July 2015 18:30 (eight years ago) link
Mojitos are so good
Just made one with a little less sugar and I definitely prefer it that way
― marcos, Sunday, 19 July 2015 20:24 (eight years ago) link
I've been experimenting with making them with slightly darker rums, and it definitely changes the character. Like a lot of more tropical drinks, unfortunately, the sugar really adds up. Between the syrup and the alcohol, you may as well be drinking soda.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 19 July 2015 21:24 (eight years ago) link