| Summer nights: hot parties, romantic adventures | | | | and topped with a spring of mint. It's extremely |
| and lonely nights under the moonlight when you | | | | fresh and this special taste made the drink |
| are alone with your thoughts and your dreams. | | | | extremely popular in European countries too. The |
| No matter what you choose to do, remember | | | | drink is particularly "hot" in France, Germany and |
| that there's always a way to spice up your mood | | | | Luxemburg: every club has Mojito on its "cocktail |
| and enjoy your senses. Bartenders give you tips | | | | hour" list. |
| about how to pamper your gustatory sense. Each | | | | Here you'll find another extremely refreshing drink |
| of the following cocktails is a treat; each of these | | | | based on rum and limejuice: caipirissima. This drink |
| drinks has been carefully selected to exude a | | | | is erroneously called in these European countries |
| feeling of luxury and class. | | | | Caipirinha. The truth is that in actual bartending, |
| The first and hottest bartending tip: enhance your | | | | Caipirinha is made of sliced limes, sugar, |
| margaritas with cactus pear syrup. This syrup is | | | | cachaça (Pitú) and crushed ice. As |
| quite popular in Mexico and the leaves and fruits | | | | cachaça is not very popular in many |
| of the Nopal cactus (prickly pear cactus) are used | | | | countries, so the bartenders replace it with white |
| for a variety of culinary purposes too: from | | | | rum. What they (don't tell you) don't know is that |
| salads to scrambled eggs, from pies to desserts | | | | the drink that uses rum instead of cachaça |
| toppings and snack food. The syrup is used to | | | | is called caipirissima and the drink that uses vodka |
| make jelly or marmalade, it is also used as salad | | | | to replace rum or cachaça is called |
| dressing and when mixed with ginger ale you get | | | | caipirosca. But the customers of the bars don't |
| a Prickly Pear Cactus Shirley Temple. Yummy! A | | | | really mind. All of these drinks (caipirinha, |
| bottle of prickly pear cactus syrup (23 oz) costs | | | | caipirissima or caipirosca) are extremely tasty and |
| about $15 USD. It's not so cheap, but consider | | | | refreshing. Hopefully, these bartending tips for hot |
| this a delicacy you deserve. | | | | summer nights will bring back the breeze and give |
| A very popular drink to refresh you in the hot | | | | you a taste of the exotic spirit of Mexico, Cuba, |
| summer nights is Mojito. The drink was born in | | | | Portugal (which is the country that originated |
| Cuba and it is today so popular that many | | | | caipirinha) and Brazil (where caipirinha is the most |
| consider it the national drink of Cuba. The truth is | | | | popular). |
| that the Cubans identify themselves more with | | | | One last bartending tip from the most |
| the long drink Cuba Libre, but it is safe to say | | | | experienced bartenders: although sweet and |
| that Mojito is as popular. Mojito is a young drink | | | | tasty, these are strong drinks: not recommended |
| and it's hard to say who invented it. A bartending | | | | on an empty stomach and because of the |
| legend traces the birth of the Mojito to the | | | | mixture of sugar with alcohol, if you drink too |
| famous Bodeguita del Medio (Cuban bar). The | | | | many, you are in for a heavy headache. Handle |
| Mojito is a blend of sugar, mint leaves, lime juice, | | | | with care! |
| rum, ice and soda water, served in a highball glass | | | | |