It's Mojito season...who does the best one?
Now that the weather is warming up (hopefully for good), I can start dreaming of the things that I reserve for spring and summer in New England...one of those things is drinking mojitos on nice evenings. Sadly though I find that the mojito is an often disappointing drink if not done right. Any suggestions for where to get the best one? Bonus points if it's an establishment with outdoor seating...
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Have loved the ones at Chez Henri, but had a couple great, not so traditional Mojitos at Sibling Rivalry. One with strawberries in the spring, and on the next visit with raspberries. NOT too sweet, nice tall glass. I think the bartenders mix great drinks there.....and I do believe they have some outdoor seating.
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Harp00n
May 25, 2007 05:22 PM
This may be more properly asked on the Spirits board, but can any of the Boston Hounds tell me if I'm ordering Mojito's at the wrong places. I wanna like 'em in concept, Papa Hemingway, et al, I really do. But to me, it's like you could just as easily pull a stick of sugar out of the freezer and suck on it. I mean, there's usually so much sugar it just sets my teeth on edge. Again, am I ordering it the wrong, at the wrong places, or both? Meanwhile, I'll just sit over here in the corner with my Plymouth G&T and quietly await your responses.
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Harp00n
May 28, 2007 06:35 PM
Louie's Backyard in Key West and I think the last one was at a Naked Fish, which has Cuban pretensions witnessed by their very mediocre Cubano as well. Maybe it's just not my kind of drink but based on your kind recommendation of Orleans I'll have to give that a try.
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Nothing like a good mojito in the summer. I go to Masa during the week a lot for cocktails. One of the bartenders, Bethany, turned me on to her mojito, NOT the Masa version. She is Puerto Rican and makes it so right; fresh lime (not rose's), granulated sugar (not simple syrup), fresh mint, ice, silver rum. No need to reinvent classic drinks. She make a rockin margarita as well, NOT the Masa version.
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EATTV
May 25, 2007 04:41 PM
Legal Seafood makes a pretty fair Mojito. Vibrant. Quenching. I could drink many of them. I had one the other day at Bouchee on Newbury St. Their house version had ginger. I ordered mine old school. It was reminiscent of mojitos I've had and went fine with the people watching. I wonder if you could make mojito slush?
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itaunas
May 16, 2007 07:45 AM
There was someone that posted a while back looking for sugar cane juice to make a special mojito. Make friends with them and see if they have a nice deck :-) :-)
I can't say I am a huge fan unless there is a palm tree overhead, but there was someone in Cambridge that muddled the limes with sugar and then bruised the mint (sort of a mojito using caipirinha techniques) -- that was a tasty mojito. I doubt they are still doing it, but between West Side Lounge and Chez Henri you have two possibilities around the corner from each other and someone suggested the Forest too. No outside seating (West Side has accordion windows), so follow MC Slim JB for that.
Even more tasty to me is the Palmyra at No 9 or changing styles but remaining in the cuban theme is the Periodista at ES.
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doctor_mama
May 14, 2007 09:43 AM
I had a fantastic mojito at Forest Cafe on Mass Ave. (Porter Square) last summer. On the other hand, the one I got at the outdoor bar at Legal's in Harvard Square (at the Charles Hotel) was vile. It tasted like it could serve as a household cleaning product. First time I've ever sent back a cocktail.
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Niblet
May 14, 2007 11:25 AM
I agree: I would never again order one at Legal's Harvard Sq. Too much soda water, and that nasty stick of sugar cane which is all you can taste. Plus the menu there is limited similar to what you'd find in an airport, not very good, and pricey to boot.
One I like a lot is the rasberry mojito at Jury's hotel (Cuff's bar). There's also a patio. Plus the Cashel blue burger with sauteed onions is ridiculously good.
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MC Slim JB
May 14, 2007 07:00 AM
I'm very disappointed to hear about a bartender at Chez Henri using Rose's instead of fresh lime juice; I've never seen them take this shortcut, which is basically fatal to a Mojito. If I were served one like that at Chez Henri, I might complain to the chef/owner. I credit them with introducing the Mojito here. In my experience, they've always done a beautiful, fresh version, my favorite in Boston.
Most bartenders, of course, now hate Mojitos, which are commonplace enough to no longer convey uniqueness on a bar, and are very labor-intensive.
I didn't try it on a recent visit (we were drinking Tequila Gimlets), but I noticed the bartenders at Masa cranking out good-looking Mojitos all night long using fresh juice. That looks like a safe bet. Audubon Circle also does a good one. Both these places have patios.
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yumyum
May 25, 2007 05:56 AM
Don't be shocked. I saw it last night with my own eyes. Chez Henri does indeed use Rose's in their Mojotos. The good news is they are absolutely delicious, if a little sweet for my tastes. I asked the bartender to make the second one less sweet and she did. Perfection in a glass, especially when sitting next to a cubano as big as your head.
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Alcachofa
May 14, 2007 07:08 AM
The "house mojito" at Excelsior, if I can call it that, is actually called a "Bajito", because they use basil. It is good. They probably make a good traditional mojito as well. Last year, they did actually have a couple tables outside, as well as a few lingering on the edge of the inside, right next to the big openings.
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re: mselin
I was disappointed with the mojito's at Chez Henri, too much seltzer and not enough tart lime juice. They make them with Rose's Lime, not fresh squeezed lime juice. I had my first and I think best mojito in, of all places, Bar Harbor, Maine, at Havana (a great restaurant, but wrong CH Board to describe).
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re: Alcachofa
Alcachofa, I sat at the bar and watched the bartender pour Rose's lime into the glass for the mojito I had ordered. I was shocked. Granted this was about a year ago and it was the first and only time I ordered the drink there. I even asked the bartender if they always use it and he said yes. So perhaps, they have changed the recipe, bartender?
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