Mojito Crazy
Had the chance to try a new drink last night after work. New to me, anyways. The wait for a table at Longhorns was crazy long so we stood around the bar for a while waiting for our table ready beeper to light up. I didn’t really feel like drinking a beer right before a big steak dinner, so I asked the bartender for a suggestion and she came up with the mojito. Let me tell you - this is a great drink!
I watched her make it. She took a tall glass and dropped a couple lime wedges in the bottom. Then she sprinkled a couple teaspoons or so of sugar into the glass. Then she sprinkled some mint leaves in the glass and took a little stick-type bar tool and smashed the stuff in the bottom of the glass to mix it up. (Found out later that the tool was a “muddler.” Who knew there was a tool for this?) The lime juice melted the sugar into a thick syrup and mashing the mint leaves spreads the mint flavor through the syrup.
Then she fills the glass with ice cubes and pours a couple shots of white rum over the ice. Fill the glass the rest of the way with club soda, and stir. Now, that’s nice! Great for a hot summer day.
Now I need a muddler for my home bar and I’m ready to try this at home.