Post #337350 by Chip and Andy on Tue, Oct 9, 2007 4:54 AM

On 2007-10-09 04:13, hamsterhuey wrote:....It would taste like rum-flavored PEZ.

-HH

Now there is a great idea! The little head dispenser can be a Bottle instead of a cartoon character (a cartoon bottle of course).

I like 7up in my Mojito's but I cut all the sugar back accordingly. It seems to have more fizzy life to it. I have had some decent results using diet 7up, and the bitters really help if you use diet anything.

And, the sugar syrup for mixing is a good idea, but you really do need the crystal sugar to assist in the muddling process. When you mash down the limes and mint into the sugar it helps to pull the oils out of each. And it is those oils that give you the wonderful nose to the drink.

For safety reasons you should muddle in a metal shaker. Few glasses have enough real 'bottom' to them to hold up to the muddle. Press too lightly and you don't get all the lime yuminess, press too hard and you risk breaking the glass.

And since you are already using a shaker for the muddle, go ahead and mix the whole drink in the shaker and then pour over ice into your mojito glass.