Mojito
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Mojito (pronounced IPA: [moˈhi.to]) is a traditional Cuban cocktail which became popular in the United States during the late 1980s, and has recently seen a resurgence in popularity.
A mojito is traditionally made of five ingredients: spearmint, rum, sugar (traditionally sugar cane juice ), lime, and club soda. Its combination of sweetness and refreshing citrus and spearmint flavors are intended to mask the potent kick of the rum, and have made this clear cocktail a popular summer drink. Because the mojito can be time-consuming to make properly, often bartenders will use lime juice in lieu of muddled lime wedges. This detracts, however, from the crisp flavor. The concentrated strength of lime juice will overpower the cocktail, and also result in a hazy color not representative of a genuine mojito.
The mojito is currently considered a highly fashionable beverage. Its popularity is evidenced by its prominent role in recent Bacardi advertisements. After the Daiquiri, the Mojito was the second favorite drink of the writer Ernest Hemingway.[1]. The 2006 movie adaptation of the TV series Miami Vice showed the main characters drinking Mojitos in several scenes. It is rumored that the origin of the word "mojito" is derived from the diminutive of the word "mojo".
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Newman, "Direct from Havana", Art Culinaire, summer 2004
[edit] External links
- Traditional Mojito recipe from Cuba
- Mojito Recipe made with real sugar cane juice
- Bacardi Mojito, a website from Bacardi dedicated to the drink
