Definitions
Etymologies
- Cuban Spanish, from Spanish mojo, sauce (often containing lime juice in Cuba), from mojar, to moisten, from Vulgar Latin *molliāre, to soften by wetting; see moil.
Examples
“When did lemonade with mint become a “virgin mojito”?”
“Quoth Wikipedia: "A mojito is traditionally made of five ingredients: spearmint, rum, sugar (traditionally sugar cane juice), lime, and carbonated water.”
“Although tempted, I decided to pass on the Marani Spirit cocktails that were being served and opt for a Mojito Island virgin mojito since I had some writing to do.www. maranispirit.com, www. mojitoisland.com”
“I guess a mojito is the going rate for a quick feel.”
“The mojito is the only drink that isn't just a mixture of booze and neon-colored sugar.”
“While we generally go to Riesling or Gewürztraminer with pork, because Chef Pernot thinks a mojito is the right taste -- with its flavors of mint and lime -- it seems to us that one of New Zealand's firecracker Sauvignon Blancs would be perfect.”
“When the mojito was the “It” drink, most people ordered and drank it, not because they truly liked it see #1, but for the express reason that the mojito was the “It” drink.”
Blended Mojitos - Already Annoyingly Complicated, but Leave it to...
“Or try a bacon and habanero pepper mojito, which is topped with bacon crumbles, or an apple-bacon martini, which is garnished with a strip of bacon instead of olives.”
“The whimsical theme is carried through from topiary sculptures to "reinvented" takes on classic cocktails, like the Blackforest mojito, which is made with Chambord.”
“It's also delicious in a tequila mojito which is a great change of pace from the standard rum mojito -- try it!”
The Huffington Post: Tony Sachs: Sip, Don't Slam! A Dozen Aged Tequilas To Savor
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘mojito’.
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Cocktails: Drink Up. The Night is Young!
Have some liquor to help the orange juice go down.
zombie, yellow bird, white russian, whiskey sour, vodka tonic, tom collins, tom and jerry, toasted almond, tequila sunrise, stinger, spritzer, sloe gin fizz and 62 more...
oroboros this was supposedly Ernest Hemingway's favorite drink according to his grandson, as heard on NPR Dec 15, 2006