Mojito

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Mojito (pronounced IPA: [moˈhi.to]) is a traditional Cuban cocktail which became popular in the United States during the late 1980s, and has recently seen a resurgence in popularity.

A mojito is traditionally made of five ingredients: mint, rum, powdered sugar (traditionally sugar ), lime juice, and club soda. Its combination of sweetness and refreshing citrus and mint flavors are intended to mask the potent kick of the rum, and have made the cocktail a popular summer drink.

The mojito is currently considered a highly fashionable drink. Its popularity is evidenced by its prominent role in recent Bacardi advertisements.

1 In pop culture
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] In pop culture

Mojitos were a favorite drink (along with Daiquiris) of the writer Ernest Hemingway.<ref>Newman, "Direct from Havana", Art Culinaire, summer 2004</ref>
Rum producer Bacardi popularised an updated version of the drink in the early 2000s.
It was featured in the 2003 action film Bad Boys II.
The drinks are often drunk by the lads when they are in Cuba in later episodes of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
In 2002, one is drunk by James Bond when he visits Cuba in the movie Die Another Day.
In 2003, an episode of The O.C. refers to a virgin version of the drink.
In the 2004 movie Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, characters refer to mojitos.
In a 2005 episode of Family Guy entitled "Brian the Bachelor", Brian the dog references a bartender's ability to create a Mojito and denies that it's a "gay drink".
Mojitos were referenced in a 2005 episode of the television program Lost, "The Long Con".
In the 2005 movie Shopgirl, mojitos are a favorite drink of the band Hot Tears.
A flaming version was referenced in the 2006 movie, The Pink Panther, when it was first being consumed in a casino by 006, in parody of the James Bond movie mentioned before.
On the Chris Moyles show, Embrace lead singer Dani McNamara reveal he loves "a good mojito" and the team laugh at his reaction when a nearby bar runs out of mint.
In the 2006 film, Miami Vice, Isabella takes Sonny Crockett to a Havana bar that is well known for serving mojitos, after Sonny tells her he's a "fiend for mojitos".
Mojitos are served in the 2006 Almodóvar film Volver.