The World According To …

Late last year while on a week’s break in Fuerteventura I found myself sat in my favourite location of an afternoon, the “Blues Bar” contemplating many things, but the main one being what my next drink should be. Having had nearly a week of drinking San Miguel I was becoming tired and a little bloated of all the beer I had consumed and was looking for something different. Did I want a long drink, a short drink, a cocktail, something non alcoholic! the choices were endless and not helping my indecision. So after much swaying between “I have another beer”, “No make it an orange juice”, “Oh god I don’t know!” I left it in the hands of the barman, who smiled and walked away saying he knew exactly the drink for me.

He returned over 10 minutes later with a tall glass of what looked like crushed ice with bits in it! I asked what it was and he just smiled and said to try it, so not being one to turn down a challenge or a drink I did! The first thing I noticed before even getting the drink to my lips, was the smell of mint, so that was the bits in the glass! Next came the bitter sweet taste of the drink itself with the taste of mint mingled in and yes this definitely contained alcohol too! OK so what was it I asked and the answer was a Mojito!

Since then it has become one of my favourite drinks throughout the summer, well any time really but I have noticed that they don’t quite taste the same when made in a bar at home as they do on holiday! Can anyone tell me why that is?

I have also noticed that there are variations on the Mojito, depending on where you are, for example I asked for one in Spain and they add a dash of angostura bitters to reduce the sweetness. The basic ingredients are mint, rum, lime juice, sugar and soda water over crushed ice. If you fancy a different drink for a change I highly recommend trying a Mojito (or Mohito as it is known some places) or two!

Not your thing, then what drink is and why?

Cheers!