>
> As I said folks, Paolo's spec is never the 1st, the last or the
> definitive, desputed? ..... always, but hey, thats the game we
> play.
>
> I didn't learn the spec in Cuba, only opened my eyes to different,
>
> sometimes better and often less legal brands of rum than I was
> used to.
> This was at "Oscar's",at the San Cristobel and others in the
> Malecon
> area, my mate was from there and we met in Belize. (Dom C, near to
> you?)
> Whilst there, my mojos, daiquiris and martinis stood up to the
> test.
>
> As to the opinions, I'd not liken my recipe to a julep, cos lime
> gets as
> close to my MJ, as a little paper umbrella, and you might have
> noticed, I
> gave the French translation for the daiquiri, but not the
> Portuguese.
> Though caçhaca is a cane sugar spirit, it is not classed as rum,
> QED, a
> caiipirinha, (sorry, couldn't find how to put the little dots
> above the
> letters)though a CSS, lime and sugar, it is still, nearly, if not
> totally
> completely unlike a daiquiri.
>
> Heres the biggy.
> Sin agua con gas, well as I said/thought/learnt, a mojito is
> basically
> a daiquiri menta, and I sure don't put soda in a daiquiri, wether
> it's
> classic, frozen, strawberry or roadkill (or whatever this months
> flavour
> is) But maybe I'm wrong, three against one is definately cause to
>
> experiment.
>
> As I've said, I've been around, but if you think you've nothing to
> learn;
> you've learnt nothing.
> Cheers for the excuse to mix and sample, sample and mix tomorrow.
>
> Paolo
Dear Paolo, you should know that in Cuba what they use for Mojito is not
really mint but is "Yerba Buena" which is similar to mint but it tastes a bit
different, what you call a "Daiquiri menta" in Cuba is known as "Daiquiri
Rebelde" and is basically a classic daiquiri with the addition of 3/4 oz. of
green creme de menthe, and as you see has nothing to do with a "Mojito",
however if you are still not convinced check at www.havana-club.com.uk,maybe
that will clear your doubts. By the way Paolo I missed it, what's the french
for "Daiquiri"? Cheers
Dom Costa