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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.
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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