Mojitos have turned into the trendy little drink now, but it wasn't always that way. About 8 and a half years ago, right around the time I went on my honeymoon, for example. Beerman asked me what my first drink would be after we landed, and I said with certainty - a mojito. And it was. And it was fabulous. For years I tried to replicate it, and never quite got it. That is, until I found the right mint, yerba buena, from a Canadian grower. And now, I can make perfect Cuban mojitos, with a tiny splash of bitters just like the Cubans may or may not do. And everytime I take a sip, it sends me back to that honeymoon state of mine. And really, how could that ever be bad?
December 20, 2009
Yerba Buena
Mojitos have turned into the trendy little drink now, but it wasn't always that way. About 8 and a half years ago, right around the time I went on my honeymoon, for example. Beerman asked me what my first drink would be after we landed, and I said with certainty - a mojito. And it was. And it was fabulous. For years I tried to replicate it, and never quite got it. That is, until I found the right mint, yerba buena, from a Canadian grower. And now, I can make perfect Cuban mojitos, with a tiny splash of bitters just like the Cubans may or may not do. And everytime I take a sip, it sends me back to that honeymoon state of mine. And really, how could that ever be bad?
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It couldn't be bad. :-) My husband tried to celebrate his 40th birthday with a mojito. Until he found it contained mint. He does not like mint. And that took care of that. ;-)
Good point. One of the secrets of a good Mojito is de right hierba buena (or yerba buena). It´s a kind of mint, but not exactly mint. The hierba buena that grows in Cuba is perfect for Mojitos.
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