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On a mojito search

For the past week or so, I’ve been sampling mojito cocktails at bars and clubs around town, looking for the perfect mix of spearmint, rum, sugar and lime.

Sometime in the coming weeks, I’m going to write a nightlife column comparing all the ones I’ve tried — from the freshness of the mint to the price tags.

Have any suggestions? Leave a comment.

Comments

The key to a great Mojito is simple syrup. If you order on and they pop some sugar in as they mix....they loose 10 points and have no chance of making it right.

also, they should be in a 16 oz beer pint kind of glass.

Of course, the best ones are the ones i make.

Other keys....the more limes the better.

The lime and mint must be mulled well into the bottom of the class.

Crushed Ice...not cubed

The sugar cane garnish is mucho mucho perfecto. (Bahama breeze, but they run out from time to time)

The straw must be strong. A Mojito will be drunk much too fast unless there is a strong straw to pound the limes and mint caught under the crushed ice. It's a drink of relaxing refreshment.

Use of Flavored Rums is dangerous....but can be pulled off succfully in the right hands.

Little Havana of course

i've heard about these famous little havana mojitos, but every time i went last spring & summer, they were "out" of them for the night- you have to go early!

California Pizza Kitchen has a great mango mojito.

Club One has amazing mojitos, at least on Wednesdays during their salsa lessons. I'm no longer a regular, but I still haven't found a better mojito anywhere else.

oddly enough i tried one of the drinks at a place in owings mills , tony romas ...and i wasnt gonna get it there but i said what the heck.....it was a very good blend ...ive been trying to perfect them myself as of late and they are getting delicious .....but yea good luck and if ya stop by there and try one ...let me know what ya think ..

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I've been The Baltimore Sun's nightlife and local entertainment reporter for a couple years, and it's surprising how much the scene has grown in that time. Most of Baltimore's bars and clubs are unpretentious places with fairly cheap drinks and plenty of character. I like dancing and think this city needs more clubs, but nothing beats having a cold, locally brewed beer with friends in a comfortably full corner bar.
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