Searching For Best Mojitos In Playa

[Sol]

Originally Posted by I am Nancy

haha.. more like MO-HEE-TOO? MO-CHE-TOO? haha.. I'll have to stick with a drink I can pronouce..

It's pronounced MOH-HEE-TOH

[jenndavidson007]

Originally Posted by tropipalms

Please help..Mi Amor Mojitos...Can you direct me to some great places that serve a nice Mojito? Gracias

My husband and I love Mojitos!! We hit most of the bars that served them and by far Babe's is the BEST!! They have the biggest Mojito and the cheapest ($3.50 US). That alone makes it great! We were there for a week and went to Babe's every night and had Mojito's, their mango daquiri's are awesome also.

[recolimited]

Good Stuff, I'll be looking for Babes next trip.

[I am Nancy]

I think I'll search out a mojito this weekend.. I heard one of the Casino's near me (south jersey) has a cuban theme and thats their signature drink.. I really want to try one..

[JoanieBlon]

Originally Posted by I am Nancy

I think I'll search out a mojito this weekend.. I heard one of the Casino's near me (south jersey) has a cuban theme and thats their signature drink.. I really want to try one..

I think it MAY be a bit of a trip from "South Jersey" to Cherry Hill, but Bahama Breeze (there's one there) serves up a very decent mojito as well as other drinks....the food's really good too!

ps ~ if it's too far to go in search of one, look up the recipe and make one yourself. They're easy to do! You can also buy "mojito" rum which is already flavored with mint, but the crushed mint in the glass adds a lot (IMO) to the eye appeal.

[JimmyMN]

Originally Posted by hal

I spoke to the bartender at La Bodeguita del Medio last year. He told me that they use peppermint in their Mojitos. Babes uses spearmint in theirs. I grew both this year at home and believe what he told me to be correct. Prefer Babes (spearment) myself but both are great. Cheaper too.
After three Mojitos at Babes one night, I was feeling really good.

I've tried La Bodeguita on several occasions and due to the human factor, their mojitos are rarely consistent. Could care less if they taste more like the ones in Cuba (have no point of reference). In my opinion, those at Babes taste so much better, although a strainer around the rim of the glass to prevent the spearmint leaves from clinging to my teeth would be a bonus. How sexy could that be?

We make mojitos at home all the time. It's easy to grow the spearmint but the real key is finding sweeter limes and more importantly some sugar cane based rum. Chachaca is impossible to get in the Twincities and the light rums from Bacardi or Myers are best described as lame substitutes. Right now, I'm using a brand we got in Mexico City called Charanda but those $3 bottles of Pino Cana rum that I get at Pipo's Liquor on Calle6 between 20th & 25th Avenue sure have done the trick! Luckily, I still have a few remaining bottles...

Jimmy

[Starfish]

Hey Jimmy,
We've ben making them at home too. I have two plants of peppermint and one big one of spearmint. I prefer the spearmint, much more flavor.
Just using Bacardi, but I put a couple packets of splenda instead of sugar.
They work for me.

[bgfangs]

Originally Posted by Starfish

Hey Jimmy,
We've ben making them at home too. I have two plants of peppermint and one big one of spearmint. I prefer the spearmint, much more flavor.
Just using Bacardi, but I put a couple packets of splenda instead of sugar.
They work for me.

Hey Starfish,

Thanks for the Splenda hint

With Captain Morgan's mango rum you can't even tell the difference

[Starfish]

Danada

[mindz]

I have studied mojito making at Babes , asked questions, and have a few mojito-making tips to add from the masters. One, use raw sugar, or that beige sugar you get in Mexico or also Mex. groceries in the U.S. Two, the limes are VERY important. They must be limons, not limas. I find mine in my favorite Mexican grocery, but limes labelled "key limes" in supermarkets are pretty much the same. Spearmint is the one to use, I grow both spearmint and peppermint, have tried both. Lastly, the rum: I asked at Babe's, and he said they use the cheapest rum they can find--tho it tastes fine to me. I like Appleton's, it makes a mojito that tastes a lot like Babe's.

I fear that Babe's mojitos are victims of their own success. The ice used to be freshly ground for each drink, and the glasses used to be the fancy ones with the blue rims. But they're still the best! And Jimmy, I like having a salad with my cocktail!

[caramba]

At home I've always coarsely chopped a handful of mint leaves and muddled them against the sides of a glass with the back of a spoon. But when we were just on vacation down the cape (Cape Cod) there was a bartender in P-town that made the absolute best mojitos we've had (other than Babe's) and her trick was to use a mortar and pestle to really grind the mint leaves up. Made a big difference, and I plan to do the same next time I try making them.

[bgfangs]

Originally Posted by caramba

At home I've always coarsely chopped a handful of mint leaves and muddled them against the sides of a glass with the back of a spoon. But when we were just on vacation down the cape (Cape Cod) there was a bartender in P-town that made the absolute best mojitos we've had (other than Babe's) and her trick was to use a mortar and pestle to really grind the mint leaves up. Made a big difference, and I plan to do the same next time I try making them.

I am waiting for my next trip to Dodgers stadium and I am going to buy one of those small wooden bats. I think that should do the trick!

[caramba]

Originally Posted by bgfangs

I am waiting for my next trip to Dodgers stadium and I am going to buy one of those small wooden bats. I think that should do the trick!

Definitely!

[Susie Q Roo]

Yep, Babe's are best. Confirmed it tonight.

[Mave]

Jimmy wrote:

Chachaca is impossible to get in the Twincities and the light rums from Bacardi or Myers are best described as lame substitutes.

Hey, Jimmy! I was at the Liquor Depot downtown Mnpls a couple weeks ago and they had a clearance on Trader Vics rum, $7.99 for a Texas fifth!! It's el cheapo rum, but has good sweet flavor like a sugar cane rum. Might be worth a trip to see if there is any left.

Mave