MOJITO - just to speak the word brings pause to a party. "Are you taking orders??" Mojitos are like hamburgers: they are one of the essential food groups - the best are transcendent - and even the bad ones are better than what ever is behind Door #2. And there is no end to the variations. In fact I consider it a drink category - if you don't get too sticky about recipes. A category that includes Gin & Tonic - Cuba Libre - Scotch & Soda - some Juleps - just to name a few. In other words, a generally tall drink built around a spirit, some accents, and a strong pull of soda or ginger ale or . . . . . . anything Sparkly!

[sorry, I have been pulled away - back to complete this soon]