Stuffed Chocolate The Mojito and The Daiquiri

 

 

  
Mojito
[mo-HEE-toh]		 This classic Cuban cocktail was a favorite of Hemingway, who used to enjoy more than his share of them in Havana at the legendary restaurant and lounge La Bodeguita del Medio. A refreshing concoction of rum, fresh mint, sugar, lemon juice, and water (sometimes carbonated).

The Cuban cousin to the American mint julep, the mojito has long been considered a classic cocktail in its native country. The allure of the mojito has caught on in Miami which has been serving up mojitos years. Only within the last few years the mojito has become the trendy libation of the moment in upscale city bars across North America. Refreshing as a lemonade, but with a bit of a kick, the mojito is the perfect drink to help you while away these hot summer days.
Daiquiri
[DAH-kee-ree]

La Floridita is the "cradle of the daiquiri".There are numerous ways to enjoy a Daiquiri: the chocolate daiquiri; the melon; or the "chicklet," which looks like a shamrock shake, and tastes like the gum after which it is named.

Papa Hemingway kept the place in business, according to the barkeep. "He entered, he sat, and he drank sometimes ten or twelve daiquiris, reading the newspaper."

Hemingway continues his residency at La Floridita...in the form of a memorial bust marking his regular seat at the bar.

 The Daiquiri cocktail, made of rum, lime juice and sugar, takes its name from the village and iron mines of Daiquiri near Santiago, Cuba, where the cocktail originated around 1900. It was named either by American engineers working there, or by the U.S. troops who arrived there in 1898. (Although at least one source claims it did not appear until after World War I)