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Subject: Re: Mint
From: David
Posted: Fri Jul 20. 2007, 23:05 UTC
Followup to: "Mint"  by Lars123  (Fri Jul 20. 2007, 16:19 UTC)
After stuggling with the Mojito for months (which sucked, cuz I live in Miami 
and it's my favorite drink), I finally got it by changing two things. First of 
all, forget club soda. Use Sprite or 7-up. That's how most bars make it and it 
clearly tastes better. Second, I had been using simple syrup because I figured 
it would help with the texture and all. Instead, it watered down the drink. 
having said that, here's what I'm doing now.

3 lime wedges (I make a small cut in each so the juice will come out when I 
muddle it). I throw in a bunch of mint leaves (maybe 6-8). Add granulated 
sugar (however much seems right) and a splash of Sprite. Muddle. Then add ice 
and rum, shake well, and top with maybe an ounce of Sprite. Huge improvement 
over the way I had been making them; this one tastes right.

As for the Mint Julep, can't help you there since I've never made one!

Good luck,

David


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