Comments on: Mojito http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/ Jeffrey Morgenthaler is a designer, blogger and mixologist living in Eugene, Oregon Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:17:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Mojito http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-31865 Mojito Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:49:58 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-31865 For what it's worth, Matusalem makes probably the best white rum to use for Mojitos if you can't get your hands on some Havana Club. I wouldn't really recommend Bacardi, but to each their own. Matusalem was originally a Cuban company as well, give them a try sometime. For what it’s worth, Matusalem makes probably the best white rum to use for Mojitos if you can’t get your hands on some Havana Club. I wouldn’t really recommend Bacardi, but to each their own. Matusalem was originally a Cuban company as well, give them a try sometime.

]]> By: cathy http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-31641 cathy Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:27:04 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-31641 ok, thanks! ok, thanks!

]]> By: cathy http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-31640 cathy Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:22:59 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-31640 I'm throwing a party this weekend and been running through my head how I'm going to make mojitos to serve 20+ people without being the bartender all night. and I read that one of the essence of a mojito is the oil you get from muddling lime. and that why bitters is used. your recipe didn't call for muddling the lime. just the mint and simple syrup. Can I do that? can I leave muddling of the lime out? It would make my life a little easier even if it's just for the night. I’m throwing a party this weekend and been running through my head how I’m going to make mojitos to serve 20+ people without being the bartender all night. and I read that one of the essence of a mojito is the oil you get from muddling lime. and that why bitters is used. your recipe didn’t call for muddling the lime. just the mint and simple syrup.

Can I do that? can I leave muddling of the lime out? It would make my life a little easier even if it’s just for the night.

]]> By: Jeffrey Morgenthaler http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-31639 Jeffrey Morgenthaler Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:09:28 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-31639 It's true. I don't muddle the lime because it releases the bitter oils into the drink. For mojitos, I don't even use a juicer. I squeeze every drop of lime with my fingertips. Really! It’s true. I don’t muddle the lime because it releases the bitter oils into the drink.

For mojitos, I don’t even use a juicer. I squeeze every drop of lime with my fingertips.

Really!

]]> By: cathy http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-31638 cathy Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:05:59 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-31638 Hi Jeff, I notice you didn't say anything about muddling the half spent lime together with the mint. did I read that wrong? Hi Jeff, I notice you didn’t say anything about muddling the half spent lime together with the mint. did I read that wrong?

]]> By: April http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-31563 April Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:43:43 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-31563 I ran out of simple syrup with no time to make more. I subbed 1 tsp. of powdered sugar which dissolved nicely. That is the only way I make them now. Your lime hull and sparkling water: fantastic! I ran out of simple syrup with no time to make more. I subbed 1 tsp. of powdered sugar which dissolved nicely. That is the only way I make them now. Your lime hull and sparkling water: fantastic!

]]> By: Michele http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-31539 Michele Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:31:28 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-31539 Oh yes the mojitos at the Bellagio are the best I have ever had! They make it dead on. That's one of the reasons I stay at the Bellagio on each of my Vegas trips ;) This recipe here is excellent as well. I just tried it :D Oh yes the mojitos at the Bellagio are the best I have ever had! They make it dead on. That’s one of the reasons I stay at the Bellagio on each of my Vegas trips ;)

This recipe here is excellent as well. I just tried it :D

]]> By: Mari http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-31181 Mari Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:23:10 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-31181 By the way, we used Flor de Caña extra dry rum from Nicaragua, and it was delicious in this Mojito. By the way, we used Flor de Caña extra dry rum from Nicaragua, and it was delicious in this Mojito.

]]> By: Mari http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-31180 Mari Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:20:24 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-31180 Thank you for the fantastic mojito recipe. I've been fiddling with making this drink this summer and I'm so happy to have come across your website and this recipe! It's "da bomb!" Thank you for the fantastic mojito recipe. I’ve been fiddling with making this drink this summer and I’m so happy to have come across your website and this recipe! It’s “da bomb!”

]]> By: Mitch http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30877 Mitch Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:18:56 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30877 My wife and I LOVE mojitos. I was traveling with my family in St Pete Beach Florida and tried a mojito at the famous Don Cesar Hotel. They carry a new mix called Doc Heller's Mojito's. It was the BEST mojito I have EVER tasted. In fact, its better than any mojito I've made by hand or tried after making it by hand. I have no idea how they did it but I love it. Anyone who is interested should check out their website www.dochellers.com. I just ordered a few bottles and cant wait to get them!!! My wife and I LOVE mojitos. I was traveling with my family in St Pete Beach Florida and tried a mojito at the famous Don Cesar Hotel. They carry a new mix called Doc Heller’s Mojito’s. It was the BEST mojito I have EVER tasted. In fact, its better than any mojito I’ve made by hand or tried after making it by hand. I have no idea how they did it but I love it. Anyone who is interested should check out their website http://www.dochellers.com. I just ordered a few bottles and cant wait to get them!!!

]]> By: Andrew http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30809 Andrew Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:28:16 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30809 I was surprised, when in Cuba, to see that the bartender added a drop or two of bitters to my mojito, but I've since taken to adding it to the mojitos I make at home as well. I was surprised, when in Cuba, to see that the bartender added a drop or two of bitters to my mojito, but I’ve since taken to adding it to the mojitos I make at home as well.

]]> By: Jeffrey Morgenthaler http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30726 Jeffrey Morgenthaler Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:37:31 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30726 Pat - Here's a <a href="http://cocktails.about.com/od/cocktailspeak/g/muddle_spk.htm" rel="nofollow">definition</a> of muddling. Tara - No, thank you. I'm glad you're enjoying the site. Cathy - Thanks for sharing. Pat - Here’s a definition of muddling.

Tara - No, thank you. I’m glad you’re enjoying the site.

Cathy - Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: cathy http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30691 cathy Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:38:34 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30691 Ohhhh, the best mojitos are at the Bellagio Las Vegas (especially if made by Francisco). Yummmmmmmmmm. Ohhhh, the best mojitos are at the Bellagio Las Vegas (especially if made by Francisco). Yummmmmmmmmm.

]]> By: Tara http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30675 Tara Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:25:45 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30675 I'm soooo glad I found this recipe- thank you! I served them at a party tonight and they were a big hit! Fantastic recipe! I think this is my new favorite summer drink. I'm a new fan of your blog... thanks for sharing your wealth of cocktail knowledge. I’m soooo glad I found this recipe- thank you!

I served them at a party tonight and they were a big hit! Fantastic recipe! I think this is my new favorite summer drink. I’m a new fan of your blog… thanks for sharing your wealth of cocktail knowledge.

]]> By: Pat http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30576 Pat Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:16:26 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30576 Jeffrey, I had some time to review the other comments and now understand what a spent hull is. However, I still don't understand what "muddle" means. Thanks. Jeffrey, I had some time to review the other comments and now understand what a spent hull is. However, I still don’t understand what “muddle” means. Thanks.

]]> By: Pat http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30524 Pat Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:57:53 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30524 Hi, What does "muddle" mean and what is a "spent lime hull"? Thanks. I'm dying to try this recipe. Hi, What does “muddle” mean and what is a “spent lime hull”? Thanks. I’m dying to try this recipe.

]]> By: Josleyn http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30498 Josleyn Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:24:54 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30498 Where can I get the best mojitos made??? Thanks!!! Where can I get the best mojitos made??? Thanks!!!

]]> By: Jeffrey Morgenthaler http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30438 Jeffrey Morgenthaler Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:16:58 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30438 Kami <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitters" rel="nofollow">Bitters</a> are mixtures of herbs, spices, fruit peels, etc. suspended in an alcohol solution. Bartenders use them as a cook might use salt and pepper: they bring out flavors in cocktails. The most widely-used brand of bitters would be Angostura, but more and more brands are coming back into fashion with the renaissance of craft cocktails these days. My mojito recipe doesn't call for any type of bitters because it is my understanding, through the research that I've conducted over the years, that using bitters in a mojito is not a correct preparation. If I ever discover that I'm wrong, then I will by all means change my recipe, but for now, don't use bitters in a mojito. That's not how you make this drink. Jeff Kami

Bitters are mixtures of herbs, spices, fruit peels, etc. suspended in an alcohol solution. Bartenders use them as a cook might use salt and pepper: they bring out flavors in cocktails.

The most widely-used brand of bitters would be Angostura, but more and more brands are coming back into fashion with the renaissance of craft cocktails these days.

My mojito recipe doesn’t call for any type of bitters because it is my understanding, through the research that I’ve conducted over the years, that using bitters in a mojito is not a correct preparation.

If I ever discover that I’m wrong, then I will by all means change my recipe, but for now, don’t use bitters in a mojito. That’s not how you make this drink.

Jeff

]]> By: Krivc http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30399 Krivc Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:45:15 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30399 Great article, personaly i like using moroccan mint the most (Mentha spicata) as it has alot more aroma in it than other types of mint. Luckily here in europe Havana Club is easy to get, and making myself a Mojito after a while i realied why it is my favourite cocktail for the summer. Cheers! Great article, personaly i like using moroccan mint the most (Mentha spicata) as it has alot more aroma in it than other types of mint. Luckily here in europe Havana Club is easy to get, and making myself a Mojito after a while i realied why it is my favourite cocktail for the summer.

Cheers!

]]> By: kami http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30355 kami Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:21:00 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30355 ok I am fairly new to this Mojito craze, but have fallen in love with the drink! which for me is something... I don't usually drink an alcoholic beverage for the taste... anyhow I am new to all this lingo what is bitters? and where do you get it? oh and why doesn't your recipe call for it? ok I am fairly new to this Mojito craze, but have fallen in love with the drink! which for me is something… I don’t usually drink an alcoholic beverage for the taste… anyhow I am new to all this lingo what is bitters? and where do you get it? oh and why doesn’t your recipe call for it?

]]> By: Jeffrey Morgenthaler http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30288 Jeffrey Morgenthaler Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:09:47 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30288 Jodie I'm referring to the shell of half a lime that is left over when you've finished squeezing the juice from a fresh lime. Here's a photo: <img src='http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/limehull.jpg' alt='limehull.jpg' /> Cheers. Jodie

I’m referring to the shell of half a lime that is left over when you’ve finished squeezing the juice from a fresh lime. Here’s a photo:

limehull.jpg

Cheers.

]]> By: Jodie http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30285 Jodie Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:50:58 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30285 Can you explain what is meant by: Half a spent lime hull thanks... Can you explain what is meant by:
Half a spent lime hull

thanks…

]]> By: Jeffrey Morgenthaler http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30015 Jeffrey Morgenthaler Tue, 20 May 2008 20:27:53 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30015 Valerie Interesting point, but my opinion is that we're only talking about a tablespoon or so of water in a sixteen-ounce glass. That's a tablespoon of water that will most likely be replaced by ice or additional soda water anyway. I love simple syrup for its ease of use. If you're really concerned about additional water in other cocktails (a proper <a href="http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2008/sazerac/" rel="nofollow">Sazerac</a> comes to mind) then a rich 2:1 simple might be the solution for you. Just my $.02 Jeff Valerie

Interesting point, but my opinion is that we’re only talking about a tablespoon or so of water in a sixteen-ounce glass.

That’s a tablespoon of water that will most likely be replaced by ice or additional soda water anyway.

I love simple syrup for its ease of use. If you’re really concerned about additional water in other cocktails (a proper Sazerac comes to mind) then a rich 2:1 simple might be the solution for you.

Just my $.02

Jeff

]]> By: Valerie http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30006 Valerie Tue, 20 May 2008 08:02:58 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-30006 Re simple syrup vs. sugar: I don't like simple syrup because you have to use so much it dilutes the drink too much. Regular sugar, as has been noted, is slow to dissolve in cold fluids. I prefer to use extra-fine granulated sugar, aka berry sugar, which is made for such purposes. Should be available at any well-stocked supermarket. Re simple syrup vs. sugar: I don’t like simple syrup because you have to use so much it dilutes the drink too much. Regular sugar, as has been noted, is slow to dissolve in cold fluids. I prefer to use extra-fine granulated sugar, aka berry sugar, which is made for such purposes. Should be available at any well-stocked supermarket.

]]> By: Stacy http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-29958 Stacy Fri, 16 May 2008 19:53:39 +0000 http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/mojito/#comment-29958 Yes, can you adapt it the recipe to a pitcher. At a party, I don't want to spend so much time making individual drinks for everyone. Yes, can you adapt it the recipe to a pitcher. At a party, I don’t want to spend so much time making individual drinks for everyone.

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