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Originally posted by crescentx
I don't like most mixed drinks, but there is one that I love...it's too hard to make at home, I've tried and usually get something that tastes like someone spit their peppermint chewing gum into a glass ful of rum and sugar. That would be a mojito (and before someone calls that gay, er, James Bond was drinking it in the last James Bond movie...wait did I just blow my point? never mind) Lots of rum, some soda water, squished mint leaves (they have to be squished in the glass for it to work), lime juice, simple syrup, only found two bars in the US that can make it right, but when it's made right, kickass drink. Damn. Now I want one. 
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Fandango in Montreal used to make a very good Mojito. I got hooked on them there and I've yet to find another place that can come close. Most bars/restaurants don't even know what a mojito is. Unfortunately, Fandango closed recently.
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