Miami's Mojito King

Lamberto Rojas aka "Tico Mojitos" wooed so many with his lime-green Cuban elixirs that he branched out on his own as a freelance bartender/mojito expert. I sampled a few of them Saturday at a private party: 1. the traditional; 2. the mojito martini  3. the sour apple raspberry mojito (which won a recent award). He's got a repertoire of more than a dozen variations on the Cuban drink made famous by Ernest Hemingway. He says the best mojitos available in Miami for public consumption are at Ortanique on the Mile, a swanky spot on Miracle Mile in Coral Gables. The ones at Lario's on the Beach are a not-too-distant second.

Tico Mojito: 305-305-3989; ticomojito@yahoo.com

For a simple mojito recipe:

http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink582.html

Comments

[a thought....]

John, come on...I know you want to..say it!!!

[Manuel A. Tellechea]

As George Gilder wrote in "The Spirit of Enterprise" 20 years ago: "Cuban-Americans are the most successful immigrants in the history of this nation of immigrants."

This is something for which neither the Anglo establishment nor the permanent black/Latino underclass will ever forgive us; for we shattered the former's myth of superiority as well as disposing of all the excuses which the latter had for their endemic failure.

[vote gringo]

Manuel, if in fact the "anglo establishment" holds any animosity towards Cuban-Americans I feel it is most likely due to the methods that many have used to achieve success rather than the fact that they have become succesful.

For example take a look at MasTech, Inc. (Church and Tower) and it's 17 million in fraudulant billing to Miami-Dade county, causing the county to bar further contracts with MasTech, Inc.

I don't think that "the anglo establishment" it is asking to much when it expects refugees to abide by it's own democratically decided laws. Your comments remind us all, once again, that for many Cuban exiles, democracy is something to be embraced only when it is convenient to their selfish cause.

[a different thought]

Can we stick to the Mojito talk on this one? ...Cubans have, at least, to be recognized for inventing the tastiest drink on the planet....

[a thought....]

Oh-oh, ADT...you're going to set John off on that one..."Cubans take the credit for everything, they think they invented everything, the mojito is like a mint julep, Cubans think they invented rum and mint and sugar and ice cubes....etc." I wanted to beat him to it...

I credit the mojito for letting me sleep quite deeply after a few parties....

[a different thought]

A.T. , I'm sorry, you're right!!! I don't want to rattle LouJohn, I just got carried away by the thought of Mojito's, which in my opinion are way superior to Mint Juleps. We may have not invented rum, sugar, mint, lime or club soda, but we sure did mix them up right, and that A.T. was pure genius....

[usambcuba]

love those mojitos...

[a thought....]

Salud!!!

[a thought....]

May we all one day (despite our differences) meet at the Malecon and indulge in mojitos together!!!

[a thought....]

...or Varadero. Yes, let's go to Varadero!

[nonee moose]

Mojitos are on me... just spilled my mojito...

AT- yeah you sleep good, pero que dolor de cabeza...

[nonee moose]

Mojitos are on me... just spilled my mojito...

AT- yeah you sleep good, pero que dolor de cabeza...

[a thought....]

Keep drinking, no headaches...

[usambcuba]

AT - here are my mojito secrets and twists -

Twist #1

Take the fresh mint and run it through a juicer - , the yerba buena juice will give a more powerful spearminty fresh flavor and a delightful green hue to the drink.

Twist #2

Go to a natural foods store and get a bottle of Metro Mint Spearmint Water. It is spearmint flavored, naturally, water. Freeze those into ice cubes and use them for your mojito.

I like your suggestion. Just lets not wait till we are old and gray. Maybe when we lift these crazy travel restrictions when Bush leaves office?

[gansibele]

There was an old joke in Cuba. Un niño tiene examen de biología, pero lo único que estudia son las pulgas. Entonces, el día del examen le preguntan por el perro, y dice "el perro, animal cuadrúpedo, cubierto de pelo, tiene pulgas. Y las pulgas, blah blah blah..." El maestro le dice entonces que hable del mono y el niño dice: "El mono, antecedente del hombre, cubierto de pelo, y tiene pulgas. Y la pulga, blah blah blah". Emntonces el maestro, para joder, le pregunta por la ballena, y el niño dice: "La ballena, mamífero marino, no tiene pelos. Pero si tuviera tendría pulgas. Y las pulgas blah blah blah".

There are people that only know one theme and coño, they are going to keep harping on it no matter how "brought by the hairs".

Mojitos, most of the ones I've had in Miami are crap. They use mint, which is not the same as yerbabuena, and they put waaaaay too much, it looks like a salad with rum dressing. If you end up with leave bits on your teeth, it's not a good mojito. Yage in Key Biscayne makes a good one.

[a different thought]

Ambassador,

I think we have a similar method...I find that running the mint leaves, sugar, lime juice and rum through the blender creates a nice Mojito concentrate, then I just pour over ice and add club soda. The flavor is potent, and you don't get that salad in your mouth feeling....

As for our future Malecon or Varadero toast, I find that after a few well placed Mojitos differences tend to disappear...

[nonee moose]

v-gringo:

"I don't think that "the anglo establishment" it is asking to much when it expects refugees to abide by it's own democratically decided laws. "

After you, my dear.

[Juan (Pancho) Valquez]

mmm Mojitos.

[Juan (Pancho) Valquez]

mmm mojitos.

[randy]

http://www.hrw.org/press/2003/09/cuba090403-tst.htm

i am not sure whether any of you have readthe above article but it brings up some interesting points about the embargo

[a thought....]

Ambassador, thanks for the receipe! I needed one. Now, I just need the weekend...

Nonee, I loved the "after you, my dear". If you're in this country, you need to respect its laws, regardless if you were born here or got here somehow. I didn't see any "refugee" names in the Enron scandal.

[imatias1]

I'm sure you meant to spell 'too' correctly nonee...you don't have a Mojito in your hands now do you?

[nonee moose]

wasn't me i-mat... i just cut and pasted somebody else's post...

a mojito would be nice, and it is happy hour somewhere...

[Daniel Menendez]

I got ripped off $2oo from a deposit Tico Mojito required for my husbands 50th birthday party...guess what? Mr. Mojito was a no show!! Not 1 call to warn...I kinda noticed when he didn't show up and my guests were having to serve their own drinks.

I had 150 people waiting for Mojitos and there was no bartender...I had promised my guests, on the invitation, that there would be Mojitos served...guess not.

Then a few days later, after no calls from him, my wife calls him and he gives a laim excuse and promises to return the $200...We have yet to see that money and yet to be able to speak to him agian.

Beware...don't be another victim of this bartender.

I want my money back!!!

[Elina b p]

We are another victim of Miami's Mojito King...which we have re-named MIAMI'S MOJITO THIEF!!! He took our deposit and never showed. He won't answer our calls & has made no attempt to return our $$$! Beware MIAMI/DADE residents...it's not just about the money, it's the aggrevation on the day of your event and/or party and your guests are waiting for their mojitos!

I'll take a glass of wine, please!

[Beatriz Torrente]

I was just also ripped off$250.00 by the Mojito Thief! BEWARE! This man is dangerous, he will sign a contract and take more than half your money up front because he says he is famous and is the best...he later will call you to try and sell you stolen liquor which of course requires more money up front ( I did not fall for that, Thank God ! ) Later the man just disappears, no call no warning. You should also beware of his lifestyle, if you google him there are porn web pages that come up, where he is looking for sex. This is definitely not the type of person that you want in your home, and around your kids, family and friends.
It is a shame that he is boasting about being Cuban/American. Shame on Tico Mojito Thief at Large.